Boko Haram’s Shekau ‘wounded’ In Air Strike
Lagos (AFP) - Nigeria's military claimed Tuesday to have seriously injured Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau and killed other ...
Tag: Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria
Number of People In Need of Food Assistance Grows In North-Eastern Nigeria
The number of people in need of food assistance in north-eastern Nigeria has risen to 4.5 million, nearly twice as ...
Kerry Warns Against Crackdowns As Nigeria Claims Boko Haram Leader ‘wounded’
Sokoto (Nigeria) (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday praised Nigeria for its recent gains against Boko ...
‘Son’ of Boko Haram’s Founder Named Jihadi Head
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - When the Islamic State group appointed Abu Musab al-Barnawi as the head of Boko Haram early ...
4 Chad Troops Killed By ‘Boko Haram Mine’
N'Djamena (AFP) - Four Chadian soldiers have been killed after a mine planted by Boko Haram Islamists destroyed their vehicle, ...
NIgeria’s Buhari Says Boko Haram Leader ‘wounded’
Abuja (AFP) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Sunday that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is "wounded", in his first ...
I’m Willing To Swap Boko Haram Prisoners For the Chibok Girls
Nigeria’s President has again renewed his commitment to the rescue of the Chibok girls, saying government will not give up ...
Why John Kerry Paid A Visit To the Sultan of Sokoto In Nigeria
When a top-ranking American diplomat visits Nigeria, one might imagine that their first destination would be the commercial hub of ...
Nigerian Defense Dismisses Change in Boko Haram Leadership
Nigeria's Defense Headquarters on Thursday dismissed the reported change in the leadership of the terrorist group Boko Haram. In a ...
Nigerian Man Who Fled Boko Haram Beaten to Death in Hate Attack in Italy
A 36-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker has been beaten to death after stepping in to defend his wife from an apparently ...
Nigerian Army Kill Two Boko Haram Insurgents, Seize Sex Drugs in Ambush
The Nigeria Army reported today its soldiers last night staged an ambush of Boko Haram terrorists, killing two of them ...
Terror Group, Boko Haram Declares War on Buhari, Says He’s an Infidel
The Boko Haram sect threatened Buhari in a new video released some hours ago, where the leader of the terrorist ...
Boko Haram Kills at Least 18 on Nigerien Border
Niger's government said on Thursday that Boko Haram militants killed 18 people, including a local religious leader, in an attack ...
Suspected Boko Haram Suicide Attack Kills 8 in Cameroon
Four civilians were killed in northern Cameroon on Saturday in a suicide bomb assault by suspected Boko Haram militants in ...
Boko Haram Kills More People in Terror Attacks than ISIS – Global Terrorism Index
This week, the world’s deadliest terror group wrought extraordinary carnage on crowds of people going about their daily lives. The ...
32 Dead, 80 Hurt in Nigeria Blast Blamed on Boko Haram
A night-time explosion blamed on Boko Haram extremists killed 32 people and wounded 80 Tuesday at a truck stop in ...
Boko Haram: State of Emergency Declared around Lake Chad
Chad has declared a state of emergency in the Lake Chad region after attacks by Boko Haram militants from Nigeria. ...
We’ll Defend Ghana from Any Terrorist Attack – GAF
Brigadier General Sampson Adeti, General Officer Commander of the Southern Command of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), says the army ...
Nigerian Military Rescues 338 Captives from Boko Haram
Nigerian military have successfully rescued 338 captives mostly women and children, from Boko Haram camps in a forest in the ...
Islamist Boko Haram Terrorists Disguised As Preachers Kill Dozens In Nigeria
Islamist Boko Haram militants disguised as preachers killed at least 24 people and wounded several others in an attack near ...