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Many children burned alive as Boko Haram attacks village leaving 86 dead
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among at least 86 people...
At least 50 killed as Boko Haram attacks Nigerian village
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among at least 50 people...
Nigerian troops rescue over 330 women, children held by Boko Haram
Nigerian troops have rescued 338 captives, almost all children and women, from Boko Haram camps in a northeastern forest, the military said Wednesday.
Nigeria gives military three months to end Boko Haram attacks
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari swore in a new set of military chiefs on Thursday, ordering them to end Boko Haram’s bloody six-year Islamist...
Blast kills around 50 in Nigeria’s Borno state
At least 47 people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast Tuesday in a part of northeast Nigeria frequently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists, a...
Suspected Islamists attack Nigerian village
At least 25 people were killed in new suspected Boko Haram attacks in northeastern Nigeria, with many villagers forced to flee their homes.
At least 29 dead as deadly bomb blasts rip through Nigerian bus stations
At least 29 people died and 60 were wounded in multiple bomb blasts at two bus stations in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe on Wednesday evening, a...
Boko Haram offers to swap 200 kidnapped girls for detained leaders
Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram is offering to hand over more than 200 girls kidnapped last year in exchange for the release of a number of militant...
Boko Haram kills nearly 200 in 48 hours of Nigeria slaughter
Boko Haram carried out a fresh wave of massacres in northeastern Nigeria on Friday, locals said, killing nearly 200 people in 48 hours of violence President...
Over 100 Muslims massacred in Boko Haram sweep in Nigera
Boko Haram militants have killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men and children while they prayed in mosques and shooting...
Home-made bombs abandoned by Boko Haram explode, killing 63 people
A sack of home-made bombs discovered at an abandoned Boko Haram camp exploded, killing 63 people in northeast Nigeria, civilian self-defense fighters said...
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 27 in Chad capital
At least 27 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in twin suicide bombings targeting police in the Chadian capital Monday, with the government...
Nigeria’s Buhari draws red line for regional anti-Boko Haram force
A new regional fighting force against Boko Haram will be headed by a Nigerian commander, the five-nation coalition agreed on Thursday, after talks on military...
Regional leaders meet in Nigeria to discuss driving out Boko Haram
Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday holds talks with regional leaders on Boko Haram, with hopes a new fighting force will help crush...
Amnesty slams Nigeria army for human rights abuses in Boko Haram battle
Nigerian military abuses have caused the deaths of some 8,000 civilians in the fight against Boko Haram extremists, Amnesty International said in a report...
Boko Haram attacks school in Nigeria critically injuring six people
A gunman opened fire on students after walking into a high school in Nigeria critically injuring six people, witnesses said. The gunman, who was caught...
Nigerian military: 234 girls, women rescued from extremists
Nigeria’s military rescued 234 more girls and women from a Boko Haram forest stronghold in the country’s northeast, an announcement on social...
More women and children freed in Nigeria from extremists
Scores more women and children have been rescued from Islamic extremists in the remote Sambisa Forest, Nigeria’s military said amid reports that...
Nearly 300 women and girls rescued from Boko Haram, Nigeria says
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday claimed the rescue of 200 girls and 93 women from a notorious Boko Haram stronghold, but said there was no confirmation...
Nigeria’s new president pledges effort to free girls kidnapped a year ago
Nigeria’s President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to make every effort to free more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants a year...
Still not back: Year on from abduction Boko Haram has uprooted 800K children
Around 800,000 children have been driven from their homes as a result of fighting between Nigerian forces and Boko Haram, according to a new UNICEF report.
Still not back: Boko Haram insurgency uproots 800,000 children, says UNICEF
Around 800,000 children have been driven from their homes as a result of fighting between Nigerian forces and Boko Haram, according to a new UNICEF report.
800,000 children forced from homes by Boko Haram violence
The children’s drawings show men with guns, a coffin, a car exploding. One picture has stick-like figures of eight siblings missed by their teenage...
Nigerian army says it has ‘destroyed Boko Haram headquarters’
The Nigerian army reported on Friday that it destroyed the headquarters of Boko Haram after capturing the northeastern town of Gwoza from the Islamist...
UN worried by rise in mass abductions of children
Mass abductions of children by groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State are on the rise, with the practice now becoming a tactic of war, a UN envoy...
Out-of-school children: Nigeria’s ticking time bomb
Bello Shehu is 12 years old. Under a scorching sun, he sells sachets of purified water to motorists caught in traffic jams in northern Nigeria’s...
Up to 100 bodies found in Nigerian town taken from Boko Haram
Up to 100 bodies, many with their throats slit, have been found in a mass grave on the edge of a town in northeast Nigeria after it was freed from Boko...
Boko Haram bid to join IS offers propaganda boost to both
Boko Haram’s bid to forge an alliance with the Islamic State group in sub-Saharan Africa will provide only a propaganda boost for now, but in the...
Nigeria election boss rules out poll delay as army claims gains
Nigeria’s elections chief Wednesday ruled out any further postponement to upcoming presidential and parliamentary polls, despite Boko Haram vowing...
Boko Haram battle: African allies kill 86 militants, reclaim towns
African allies claim they’re making progress in the war against Boko Haram.
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