Boko Haram

Boko Haram Releases 82 Chibok Girls After Negotiations

Boko Haram has released 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in north-eastern Nigeria three years ago, President…

8 years ago

21 Chibok Girls Reunited with Families after 30 Months of Captivity

Twenty-one Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by the Islamist group Boko Haram in Chibok in April 2014 have been reunited with their…

8 years ago

Boko Haram Releases Video of Captive Chibok Girls

Boko Haram has released a second video showing some of the schoolgirls they abducted from Chibok, northern Nigeria. The footage…

8 years ago

Chibok Girls: Boko Haram Releases Video Showing Kidnapped Girls

Boko Haram has released a video apparently showing some of the schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago from the town of…

9 years ago

Lake Chad State of Emergency Declared after Boko Haram Attacks

Chad has declared a state of emergency after Boko Haram attacks in the Lake Chad region. At least two people…

9 years ago

Nigeria Bomb Attacks: At Least 42 People Killed in Yola and Maiduguri

At least 42 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in two bomb attacks in north-eastern Nigeria, officials…

9 years ago

Chibok girls: Worldwide ceremonies to mark first anniversary of mass kidnapping

Worldwide ceremonies are being hold to mark one year since more than 200 girls were abducted by militant Islamist group…

10 years ago

Nigeria elections 2015: Counting ballots under way

Nigeria has continued counting ballots in its presidential election, with the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from former…

10 years ago

Nigeria elections 2015: Voting extended after delays and attacks

Voting in parts of Nigeria have been extended until Sunday, March 29, after delays and a number of attacks. Technical…

10 years ago

Boko Haram: Niger and Chad launch offensive against Nigeria’s militant group

Niger and Chad forces have launched a ground and air offensive against militant group Boko Haram in north-eastern Nigeria, officials…

10 years ago

Abubakar Shekau announces Boko Haram joins ISIS

According to an audio statement, Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (ISIS). The message, which has not be…

10 years ago

Nigeria: Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama accuses West of ignoring Boko Haram threat

Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has accused the West of ignoring the threat of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The…

10 years ago

Nigeria: At least 16 people killed in Maiduguri market explosion

A market explosion in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has killed at least 16 people and injured several others,…

10 years ago

Nigeria: Scores of people killed in three explosions at Kano’s Central Mosque

Scores of people have been killed in three explosions during Friday prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the…

10 years ago

Nigeria: Boko Haram militants seize Chibok

According to new reports, Boko Haram militants have seized the north-eastern Nigerian town of Chibok, the home of more than…

10 years ago

Nigeria: At least 47 students killed in Potiskum school blast

A suicide bombing at a school assembly in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Potiskum has killed at least 47 students,…

10 years ago

Nigeria: Boko Haram abducts dozens of women and girls in Adamawa

Boko Haram militants have reportedly abducted dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa state. The…

10 years ago

Boko Haram agrees to release kidnapped Nigerian girls

Nigerian army has agreed a truce with Islamist militants Boko Haram - and that the schoolgirls the group has abducted…

10 years ago

Boko Haram releases 27 hostages in Cameroon

Boko Haram has released 27 hostages including 10 Chinese workers held for months in Cameroon. The hostages were flown to…

10 years ago

Nigeria: Kano college attack leaves at least 13 people dead

At least 13 people have been killed after gunmen have attacked a teacher training college in the Nigerian city of…

10 years ago

Boko Haram seizes Nigeria’s key town of Bama

Boko Haram has seized Nigeria’s key north-eastern town of Bama after fierce fighting with government forces, residents say. Thousands of…

10 years ago

Boko Haram proclaims Islamic caliphate in north-eastern Nigeria

Terrorist group Boko Haram has said it has set up an Islamic state in the towns and villages it has…

10 years ago

Missing Nigeria girls: Malala Yousafzai meets President Goodluck Jonathan

Malala Yousafzai has met Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan to press for more action to free at least 200 girls held…

10 years ago

Nigeria missing girls: Abuja authorities ban support rallies

Nigerian authorities have banned public protests in the capital Abuja for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls seized by…

10 years ago

Nigeria: Emir of Gwoza Alhaji Idrissa Timta shot dead in Borno attack

Three of Nigeria’s high-ranking traditional leaders today came under heavy bombardment from Boko Haram militants while on their way to…

10 years ago