10 Nigerian soldiers killed, 9 injured in deadly Boko Haram ambush
No fewer than 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and nine severely injured in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram fighters in restive northeast Nigeria, military sources said Thursday. Another…
Jihadists kill 11 construction workers in Maiduguri – Militia leader
Gunmen from an IS-affiliated jihadist group on Tuesday shot dead 11 local construction workers in northeast Nigeria, a militia leader and resident told AFP. The fighters belonging to Islamic State…
Dozens of Nigerian soldiers killed as Boko Haram attack military base
Boko Haram jihadists have raided a military base in northeastern Nigeria near the border with Niger Republic, killing several troops and stealing weapons, military sources said Friday. Fighters from the…
ISIS claimed it killed 11 soldiers in Borno weekend attack
Islamic State (IS) killed 11 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on the northeastern town of Gajiganna, Borno State, the group claimed through its news agency AMAQ on Saturday. The Jihadist…
We are responsible for Maiduguri rocket attack – Boko Haram/ISWAP
Boko Haram’s Islamic State-backed faction on Saturday claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria, just hours before voting began in the country’s presidential and parliamentary election….
Again, Boko Haram attack troops, kill one soldier
Hours after President Muhammadu Buhari visited troops fighting insurgency in the north east, some Boko Haram militants attacked an army base in the area, killing one soldier, military sources told…
We did it: Boko Haram claims responsibility for fresh attacks in new video
The leader of one of two factions of jihadist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, claimed a series of attacks in northeast Nigeria in a video message obtained by AFP on…
Nigeria’s cash economy fuels kidnapping by Boko Haram – UN; Saudi Arabia spends $100m to rebuild Syria
Aside accusing Nigerian government of paying huge sums of money to procure the release of over 100 Dapchi school girls dramatically abducted by Islamic insurgents, Boko Haram, the UN report…