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 attacks on Nigerian villages, 27 killed
Residents in Nigeria's northern Borno state say attacks by Boko Haram extremists on several villages in the past week have killed at least 27 people.
Aug 26, 2017, 18:05 PM IST
68 Boko Haram terrorists surrender in Nigeria's Borno
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said that 68 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered in Borno in last three weeks.
Aug 24, 2017, 20:34 PM IST
Suicide bombers in northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri kill 17: Police
The blasts struck four areas in the city, which is the capital of Borno, the state worst affected by the eight-year-old insurgency by Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Jul 12, 2017, 16:42 PM IST
Nigeria mistakenly bombs refugee camp, kills at least 52
Among the wounded are Nigerians working for Doctors Without Borders and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Jan 17, 2017, 22:25 PM IST
Suicide bombers kills two in northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Suicide bombers in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, killed two people, the state police commissioner said on Friday.
Nov 18, 2016, 16:07 PM IST
Starving to death: Boko Haram`s food crisis in Nigeria
Doctors crowded around Abdullahi. One squeezed a drip and another prepared a plastic syringe. The young boy didn`t move. Only the shallow rise and fall of his chest indicated he was still alive.
Sep 21, 2016, 09:31 AM IST
Boko Haram kills over 50 people in two days of attacks
Over 50 people were killed in a 48-hour wave of attacks blamed on Boko Haram jihadists in northeastern Nigeria, sources said Monday, days ahead of the government`s deadline to stamp out the group.
Dec 29, 2015, 05:04 AM IST
30 killed in Nigeria mosque blasts
The bombs, suspected to have been planted in the mosque, went off twice as worshipers arrived for prayer in Sulemanti ward.
Dec 28, 2015, 18:49 PM IST
Cameroon troops chase insurgents, kill 70: Nigerians
Cameroonian troops have killed at least 70 residents while chasing Islamic insurgents in the Gwoza area of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, fleeing villagers said
Dec 23, 2015, 20:38 PM IST
14 killed as suicide bombings hit mosque in Nigeria
Many others were injured when two suicide bombers hit the mosque in Molai area of the restive Maiduguri city, Borno state police chief Aderemi Opadokun told Xinhua.
Oct 16, 2015, 07:46 AM IST
Nigeria claims rescue of 241 women, girls from Boko Haram
Nigeria`s military on Wednesday said troops had rescued 241 women and children during operations against Boko Haram Islamist militants in the country`s restive northeast.
Sep 23, 2015, 22:55 PM IST
At least 54 people killed in bomb blasts in Nigeria's Maiduguri
At least 54 people were killed and 90 wounded in multiple bomb attacks in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Sunday evening, a police spokesman said on Monday.
Sep 22, 2015, 01:04 AM IST
