'Boko Haram' Massacre: At least 50 farmers killed in Nigeria’s Borno
Boko Haram has increasingly targeted farmers, herders and loggers, accusing them of spying and passing information to the Nigerian military.
May 25, 2022, 11:10 AM IST
'Hindutva' remark in new book: Salman Khurshid accused of hurting religious sentiments, case filed
A case has been filed against the Congress veteran in Jaipur over his new book for 'hurting religious sentiments'
Nov 13, 2021, 10:04 AM IST
Nigeria's Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dead, confirms ISWAP militant group
Shekau died around May 18 after detonating an explosive device when he was pursued by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) fighters following a battle.
Jun 07, 2021, 09:45 AM IST
At UNSC, India expresses concerns over acts of terrorism by Boko Haram, Islamic State in West Africa
India called for closer coordination in counter-terrorism cooperation in the region.
Jan 12, 2021, 00:17 AM IST
DNA: 300 Nigerian students' abduction in terrorists attack
Insurgents from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed that on Tuesday, hundreds of boys from a school in the northern Katsina state of Nigeria were kidnapped in one of the biggest terror attacks.
Dec 17, 2020, 22:56 PM IST
9 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Military sources who confirmed the attack said the incident occurred late on Wednesday in Aljilati Ngomari village, Xinhua news agency reported.
Sep 19, 2019, 17:37 PM IST
Nigeria sets up probe into girls' school attack, abductions
Nigeria's government has said it has set up a panel to investigate the abduction of 110 girls from their school last week by suspected members of the extremist Boko Haram group.
Feb 28, 2018, 12:55 PM IST
Rome's Colosseum turned red to protest Pakistan blasphemy law
Rome`s ancient Colosseum was lit in red on Saturday in solidarity with persecuted Christians, particularly Asia Bibi, a woman condemned to death under Pakistan`s blasphemy laws.
Feb 25, 2018, 13:03 PM IST
Four dead in ambush of World Food Programme convoy in Nigeria
Attacks on aid workers are relatively rare in the conflict with the Islamist insurgency, compared with assaults on the military and civilians in Nigeria`s northeast.
Dec 18, 2017, 09:32 AM IST
Boko Haram tries to take over military base in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters battled Nigerian soldiers for about an hour as they tried to take over a military base, in the latest attack against troops in the restive northeast.
Dec 14, 2017, 06:46 AM IST
Boko Haram founder`s home to become museum
Muhammad Yusuf, a charismatic Muslim preacher, founded the group in 2001 from his base in the Railway suburb of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.
Nov 28, 2017, 20:20 PM IST
Suspected Boko Haram militants take over northeast Nigeria town: residents
Suspected members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram took over a town in the restive state of Borno in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, residents said.
Nov 26, 2017, 11:47 AM IST
At least 50 dead in Nigeria mosque bombing
At least 50 people were killed in a suicide bomb blast on Tuesday at a mosque in the northeastern town of Mubi, in Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, police said.
Nov 21, 2017, 15:23 PM IST
Boko Haram kills three soldiers in Nigeria: sources
At least three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a military convoy in northeast Nigeria, security and civilian sources told AFP on Thursday.
Oct 19, 2017, 17:57 PM IST
Boko Haram fighters surrender in northern Cameroon
Nearly 60 men who said they were captured by the Boko Haram Islamist group and forced to fight for them in Nigeria have surrendered to authorities in northern Cameroon.
Oct 14, 2017, 06:07 AM IST
Nigeria jails 45 Boko Haram suspects in mass trial held in secret
Nigeria has convicted and jailed 45 Boko Haram suspects, the government said on Friday, the first sentences it has handed down in a set of mass trials that have drawn criticism for being held behind closed doors.
Oct 13, 2017, 23:44 PM IST
Nigeria's Boko Haram trials to be held behind closed doors
The announcement that due process was finally to begin was given a cautious welcome but a ban on media access will likely raise concerns about transparency.
Sep 29, 2017, 19:42 PM IST
Suicide bombers kill 15 in northeast Nigeria
The UN children's fund said last month that 83 children had been used as suicide bombers this year, four times as many as in all of 2016.
Sep 18, 2017, 19:12 PM IST
Nigeria: Boko Haram kills seven in attack on displaced camp
The attack on Friday evening in Ngala, near the border with Cameroon, came as two people were killed in an explosion outside another camp in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.
Sep 09, 2017, 17:17 PM IST
Boko Haram resurgence kills 381 civilians since April: Amnest
The insurgency has left more than 20,000 people dead since it began in 2009.
Sep 05, 2017, 14:34 PM IST
