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No fewer than 25 herdsmen suspected to be robbers and kidnappers who disguised with cattle have been arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Read more
Boko Haram fighters have been found among refugees returning to northeast Nigeria, local authorities report. At least nine Boko Haram insurgents and 100 accomplices were Read more
By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR, June 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A drive to find common ground among central Nigeria’s warring Muslim herdsmen and Christian farmers Read more
Let me ask Nigerians these pertinent questions. When security agents arrest suspected Boko Haram terrorists and find in their possession dangerous and high-caliber guns and Read more
Following SaharaReporter’s exclusive June 20 report on a vicious Boko Haram attack on a joint police/military convoy near Maiduguri which embarrassed and caught dozens of Read more
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suicide bombers killed nine people and wounded 13 others in multiple blasts in northeast Nigeria’s Maiduguri, police said on Monday, the Read more
By Abdullahi Salihu Yobe government has provided 2,500 hectares of land to the Federal Government for the establishment of grazing reserves and development of fodder Read more
As Lydia Pogu and Joy Bishara slept in their beds on the night of April 14, 2014, terrorists were hurtling toward their boarding school in the Read more
By Ed Cropley MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – His broken arm is in a bamboo splint, his torso pock-marked with shrapnel and his jaw wired together Read more
The Trump administration is expected to reveal to lawmakers its five-year plan to address the Boko Haram rebellion in north east Nigeria and Lake Chad Read more
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday in Maiduguri inaugurated the distribution of 30,000 metric tonnes of cereal to victims of Boko Haram insurgency under Read more
MAIDUGURI – Suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, the Islamist militant group’s most serious assault on the regional Read more
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said its newly acquired all-weather helicopter gunship, Mi-35M Super Hind, recorded its first hit in battle against the Read more
Four internally displaced persons, IDPs, in Dalori-1 Camp of Maiduguri, Borno State, have been beheaded by Boko Haram terrorists, according to online portal, Premium Times. Read more
The Nigeria Army on Wednesday said it had arrested about 126 suspected Boko Haram terrorists at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Damboa, Borno. Read more
The Nigerian Army on Sunday arrested a suspected terrorist who had been on the run at Fika Local Government Area of Yobe. The army spokesman, Read more
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – A man purporting to be a Boko Haram fighter said the Islamist militant group plans to bomb Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, in a video Read more
Three suicide bombers attempted early Saturday morning to enter University of Maiduguri, (UNIMAID) but they were thwarted by security men. Two of the bombers detonated Read more
The 82 girls freed by Boko Haram on Saturday after being held captive for three years are still waiting to be reunited with their families, Read more
International Committee of the Red Cross (@ICRC) in Africa has explained its role in the freedom of 82 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants Read more
Nigeria’s Presidency on Saturday confirmed the release of the 82 Chibok schoolgirls after three years in captivity and also revealed how their freedom was negotiated. Malam Garba Read more
Boko Haram militants killed nine Chadian soldiers in an attack on a military camp on Friday in the north of the Central African country close Read more
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video published online on Thursday, rejecting claims he had been injured in an airstrike in remote Read more
The Borno Police Command on Friday confirmed the killing of seven persons after two suspected female suicide bombers attacked Mandarari ward in Konduga Local Government Read more
When he heard that the Nigerian army had declared his family’s home town of Banki free from Boko Haram militants and safe to return, Bukar Read more
The Borno Police Command on Monday confirmed the killing of three suspected suicide bombers after a foiled attack near Maiduguri. Mr Damian Chukwu, the Commissioner Read more
The Victims Support Fund (VSF), said it has placed no fewer than 1,000 children, who lost their parents to Boko Haram’s insurgency in the North-East, Read more
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai said the lessons he learnt from the Bangladesh National Defence while on course had been very useful Read more
The devastation wrought by Boko Haram, which has left millions of people in northeast Nigeria on the brink of famine, could exacerbate Europe’s migration crisis Read more
Troops on clearance operations on Monday at Jarawa village in Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno, rescued 1, 623 captives held by remnants of Read more
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