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Nigerian extremist militants free three aid workers, other civilian hostages: UN
Extremist militants released three aid workers and other civilians in northeast Nigeria who had been held hostage since late December, a United ... World News -
Seven killed in Nigeria militant attack on Christmas eve
Boko Haram militants have killed seven people on Christmas Eve in a raid on a Christian village near the town of Chibok in northeast ... World News -
Boko Haram extremists kill 14 in attack on western Chad village
Fourteen people were killed and 13 were missing after Boko Haram extremists attacked a fishing village in western Chad on Tuesday, government ... World News -
Boko Haram killed 19 herders in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram terrorists gunned down 19 cattle herders Saturday in northeast Nigeria, civilian militia sources and residents told AFP on Sunday. Ethnic ... World News -
Niger military camp attack kills more than 60, says security source
Extremists attacked a Niger military camp near the border with Mali with artillery and mortars, killing more than 60 people, a security source said on ... World News -
Sudan hands over alleged Boko Haram members to Chad
Sudan handed over alleged members of the extremist group Boko Haram to its neighbor Chad, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported on Thursday. - ... Middle East -
16 killed in extremist attacks in Nigeria
At least 16 people, including 11 soldiers, have been killed in extremist attacks in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, military and militia ... World News -
Extremists kill nine in Nigeria attacks
Nine people, including a soldier and a policeman, were killed in two separate attacks by extremists in restive northeast Nigeria, officials and ... World News -
ISIS-affiliated militants kill soldiers in northeast Nigeria
Several Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush by ISIS-affiliated terrorists on a military convoy in the country’s conflict-riven northeast ... World News -
Female suicide bomber kills six in chad: Army officer
A female suicide bomber killed six people after blowing herself up in western Chad early Wednesday, a senior army officer said, in an attack ... World News -
Double suicide attack kills 3 in northeast Nigeria: Officials
Two female suicide bombers killed three civilians and wounded eight in a suspected Boko Haram attack in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said ... World News -
Boko Haram kills 23 mourners after Nigeria funeral
Boko Haram gunmen on Saturday killed 23 mourners in Borno state in Nigeria’s restive northeast after they attended a funeral, local militia and ... World News -
Death toll in Nigeria Boko Haram attack rises to 65
An attack by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in northeast Nigeria left 65 people dead, almost triple the initial toll, a local official said ... World News -
Thirty dead in Nigeria triple suicide bombing
Thirty people were killed late Sunday in a triple suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria, emergency services reported, in an attack bearing the ... World News -
About 30 killed in Boko Haram attack in Cameroon’s remote north
About 30 people were killed, including 16 Cameroonian soldiers, in an attack carried out by extremist group Boko Haram on a small island on Lake Chad ... World News -
Nigeria’s Buhari starts a second term packed with challenges
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on Wednesday for a second term at the helm a country struggling with a sluggish economy and a ... World News -
Five Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush
Five Nigerian soldiers have been killed and a number are missing after an ambush by Boko Haram’s ISIS -backed faction, security sources said on ... World News -
Boko Haram seizes military base in northeast Nigeria: sources
Boko Haram extremists have seized a military base in northeast Nigeria, days after an attack left five troops dead and 30 missing, security sources ... World News -
Over 50 Boko Haram fighters killed in Nigeria attack
More than 50 Boko Haram fighters have been killed in an attack on a multi-national force in northeastern Nigeria, a military spokesperson said ... North Africa -
2,000 flee Nigeria village ahead of army offensive against Boko Haram
Some 2,000 people have been forced to flee to the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri ahead of a major offensive against Boko Haram, emergency ... World News -
Niger says it killed 33 Boko Haram ‘terrorists’
Niger said on Wednesday it had killed 33 Boko Haram “terrorists” and seized vehicles and weapons in an operation in the Lake Chad region ... World News -
Nigeria’s Buhari says election was ‘free and fair’
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday there were no doubts as to his re-election after his beaten rival promised a legal challenge ... World News -
Hundreds flee after Boko Haram burns Nigerian village
Hundreds fled late Sunday after Boko Haram burned their homes near Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, residents told AFP. Boko Haram ... World News -
Civilians killed as Nigerian troops fight Boko Haram at flashpoint village
Nigerian soldiers intercepted a column of Boko Haram fighters on Friday near a military base in northeast Nigeria, triggering a fierce gun battle that ... World News -
Boko Haram overruns key crossroads town in northern Nigeria
Boko Haram extremists have overrun a key crossroads and military outpost in northern Nigeria, residents said Saturday. Gudumbali is a town to which ... World News -
‘Save me:’ Nigerian schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram pleads for freedom
A Nigerian Christian schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram in February has called on the government to secure her release, local media said Tuesday, ... Features -
Suicide blasts in Nigeria kill at least 31
Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed at least 31 people in a twin suicide bomb attack on a town in northeast Nigeria, a local official and militia ... World News -
VIDEO: Nigeria marks four years since Chibok girls kidnapping
On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram stormed a boarding school in Chibok city in northern Nigeria, abducting 276 schoolgirls. Four years later, more than 100 ... Features -
15 killed in Nigeria bank robbery, attack on police station
Fifteen people were killed on Thursday when a gang of armed men attacked two banks and a police station in the central Nigerian town of Offa, police ... World News -
Four teen girl suicide bombers launch deadly attack in Nigeria
Four teenage girl suicide bombers have killed two people in multiple attacks in northeast Nigeria, residents said on Saturday, in the latest assault ... World News