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Nigeria retakes Gamboru, 4 other towns with Chad, Cameroon help

Nigeria on Monday said it had retaken Gamboru and four other towns held by Boko…

500 Boko Haram militants killed in failed push for Maiduguri

No fewer than 500 Boko Haram militants were killed on Sunday by Nigerian troops as…

12 die in Maiduguri attacks by Boko Haram: Morgue

No fewer than 12 people were killed on Sunday as Nigerian troops repelled multiple attacks…

Boko Haram on rampage in Adamawa town, scores killed

Pushed out of Maiduguri, Borno state, Suspected Boko Haram fighters on Monday went on rampage…

Nigerian troops battle for Monguno, Over 100 militants killed in Maiduguri

More than 100 people, mainly insurgents, died in fighting on Sunday in Nigeria's Maiduguri, a…

Nigerian soldiers, Boko Haram battle at Maiduguri Airport

A fresh gun battle erupted in Nigeria between militants and troops near the airport of…

Boko Haram in disarray in pitched battles for Maiduguri

Nigerian troops on Sunday fought pitched battles with Boko Haram in the restive northeastern city…

Breaking: Maiduguri under Boko Haram attack

Less than 24 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan campaigned in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital,…

15 Chadians among 42 Boko Haram fighters killed in Biu

Forty-two Boko Haram fighters, including 15 Chadians, died when the military repelled insurgents in Biu,…

Nigerian troops kill suicide bomber at checkpoint

Nigeria's Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said a suicide bomber who rammed into a military check point…