Bomb blasts kill at least 18 at mosque in Nigeria
A self-defence fighter said twin bomb blasts on Friday killed at least 18 at a northeast Nigerian mosque crowded with people observing pre-dawn prayers.
Oct 23, 2015, 15:48 PM IST
20 shot dead by suspected Islamists in NE Nigeria: locals
Twenty people have been shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen.
Oct 22, 2015, 06:18 AM IST
Female suicide bombers kill 11 in NE Nigeria: Police
Two female suicide bombers killed at least 11 people in northeast Nigeria after hiding among residents fleeing a suspected Boko Haram attack on a remote village, police and a local official have said.
Oct 19, 2015, 04:24 AM IST
US to conduct counter-Boko Haram ops in Nigeria
The United States will conduct surveillance and intelligence operations against Boko Haram inside Nigeria, sources familiar with the plan said on Friday, a significant escalation of Washington's role in combatting the Islamist group.
Oct 16, 2015, 23:53 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
Triple suicide bombing kills 7 in northeast Nigerian city
Witnesses and the military in Nigeria say three bomb blasts in as many minutes exploded in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing at least seven people.
Oct 14, 2015, 15:18 PM IST
Lake Chad blasts blamed on Boko Haram kill 37
Three explosions blamed on the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram killed 37 people on Saturday in a Chadian city on the shores of Lake Chad, security sources said.
Oct 11, 2015, 00:11 AM IST
Baby Francesca 'Princess of Migrants', Symbol of Hope
Dubbed "the princess of migrants", a Nigerian baby born on the Italian ship that rescued her mother in the Mediterranean has become a symbol of hope for those braving the perilous crossing in search of a new life.
Oct 08, 2015, 11:22 AM IST
Boko Haram says leader Abubakar Shekau is alive in new video
Boko Haram said in a new video on Wednesday that its elusive leader Abubakar Shekau was alive and still in charge of the Nigeria-based Islamist group whose six-year insurgency has killed thousands.
Oct 08, 2015, 11:15 AM IST
Nigeria: Suicide bombers kill 40 including in 2 mosques
Suicide bombers, some screaming "God is great," have killed at least 40 people in two northeastern Nigerian states, including explosions in two mosques, officials and witnesses said.
Oct 08, 2015, 04:19 AM IST
Multiple blasts heard near NE Nigeria's Maiduguri
Multiple explosions were heard on Sunday on the outskirts of Maiduguri, a city in northeastern Nigeria that has repeatedly been attacked by Boko Haram jihadists, locals said.
Oct 04, 2015, 16:36 PM IST
18 killed in blasts blamed on Islamists near Nigerian capital
Two explosions that ripped through the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja left 18 people dead and 41 wounded.
Oct 03, 2015, 23:22 PM IST
15 killed, 41 hurt in blasts near Nigerian capital: Officials
Two bomb blasts that ripped through the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja have left at least 15 people dead and 41 wounded, the National Emergency Management Agency said on Saturday.
Oct 03, 2015, 15:33 PM IST
Nigerian president to become oil minister in new Cabinet
President Muhammadu Buhari will hold Nigeria`s oil portfolio in his new Cabinet, rather than trust anyone else with the source of most of Nigeria`s revenue, he told Reuters on Tuesday.
Sep 30, 2015, 04:57 AM IST
Nigeria warned about fresh violence in oil-rich south
Nigeria was on Tuesday warned that violence could resume in the oil-producing south, exacerbating pressure on already stretched resources by Boko Haram in the north,and reduced crude revenues.
Sep 29, 2015, 16:47 PM IST
German sailors work round the clock to rescue migrants
On the hunt for people-smugglers in the Mediterranean, a German Navy ship is sailing off the coast of Libya when it gets a report of an unidentified boat adrift.
Sep 29, 2015, 09:07 AM IST
15 civilians killed in Boko Haram attack in SE Niger: TV
Fifteen civilians were killed in an attack by Boko Haram militants on a border village in southeastern Niger, state television reported late Friday.
Sep 26, 2015, 06:03 AM IST
WHO takes Nigeria off global list of polio-endemic countries
The World Health Organization on Friday took Nigeria off the list of polio-endemic countries, hailing a "historic achievement" more than a year after the last recorded case of the disease in Africa`s most populous nation.
Sep 26, 2015, 03:58 AM IST
Over 200 Boko Haram militants surrender in Nigeria
More than 200 Boko Haram militants on Friday surrendered to Nigerian troops in the state of Borno, a media report said.
Sep 25, 2015, 21:58 PM IST
