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Two Boko Haram commanders and deputies to Abubakar Shekau, a factional leader of the terror group, were killed in successful military operations at Alafa in Borno on Sallah day, an official has said. The Army spokesman, Sani Usman, said in ...

According to data compiled by Amnesty International, not less than 223 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks in the North-east of Nigeria since April. In neighbouring Cameroon, at least 158 people were also killed by the terror group ...

Boko Haram terrorists have allegedly killed 11 people on Friday in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Banki, Borno State. The Islamist group was said to have killed their victims silently with knives after penetrating the camp, which houses ...

A top Boko Haram commander, Auwal Ismaeela,  has surrendered and confessed to leading the squads that abducted the Chibok girls in 2014. According to PRNigeria, the Boko Haram commander expressed regrets over his actions and said he was cooperating with ...

Not less than five policemen sustained injuries in a suicide attack in the Muna area of Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Wednesday. A source disclosed this to TheCable, saying the incident happened around 2:50pm on Wednesday. A policeman also ...

Persons suspected to be suicide bombers wreaked havoc in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, killing at least 27 people, while 83 individuals were wounded. Reuters reports that the attack occurred on Tuesday. A female bomber reportedly blew herself up and killed ...

The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) on Sunday urged all Niger Delta compatriots to remain calm and patriotic. The forum also condemned the quit notice issued to the Hausa and Yoruba in the Niger Delta by militants, goading the groups to ...

Many people were feared dead on Thursday in a fresh attack by Boko Haram Islamists in Ghumbili community in the Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa. The attack comes a few days after a similar incident in a neighbouring village ...

Dani Mamman, chairman Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Maiduguri chapter, in an interview with BBC, disclosed that at least 70 lecturers have resigned from the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) since the Boko Haram insurgency started in 2009. He also ...

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has pulled its representatives out of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), a coalition of elders and leaders of the region. Jomo Gbomo, spokesman of MEND, who announced the withdrawal ...