Nigeria’s military rescues 360 hostages in Borno state
Nigeria's security forces have freed 360 men, women and children from a mountain hideout where they were being held by ...
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Nigerian troops kill 18 terrorists in northeast operations, military says
Nigerian troops killed at least 18 Islamist terrorists and destroyed several insurgent enclaves in coordinated operations across Borno state, the ...
Boko Haram kills dozens in ‘house to house’ attack in Nigeria’s northeast, residents say
Boko Haram militants killed more than 60 people, including seven soldiers, in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern ...
Nigeria: Suspected suicide bomber kills 12 in Borno state
A suspected female suicide bomber killed at least 12 people and injured several others at a fish market on Friday ...
At least 20,000 flee insurgency-hit town in Nigeria, governor says
At least 20,000 people have fled Marte town following increasing attacks by Islamist militants in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, its ...
Militants attack Nigerian army base, troops missing, sources say
Suspected Islamist militants attacked a Nigerian army base and captured soldiers and ammunition during a raid in the insurgency-hit northeastern ...
At least 22 killed in weekend attacks in Nigeria’s northeast
Suspected Islamist miltants killed at least 22 people and wounded several others in two separate attacks over the weekend in ...
Nigeria’s Boko Haram making gains again in Borno state, governor says
Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram has renewed attacks and kidnappings in northeastern Borno state with little push back from security ...
Nearly 300 prisoners escape Nigerian prison after floods
Devastating floods collapsed walls at a jail in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria early last week, allowing 281 prisoners to escape, ...
Floods decimate Nigerian zoo, wash crocodiles into community
Floods in north Nigeria have killed more than 80% of animals in a large zoo with an array of wildlife ...
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