Islamic extremists have killed nine people and injured four in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, authorities report ...

Security operatives have intercepted and arrested at least nine women allegedly married to senior Boko Haram insurgents while ...

By Paul DadaThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has conducted precision airstrikes targeting key Boko Haram strongholds in the Mandara Mountains of Borno State.The operation, carried out under Operation ...

In 2014, Boko Haram was the world’s most deadly terrorist entity In comparison to the previous year, violent incidents declined by 29% in 2016 – falling from 391 in 2015 to 278. (This only includes ...

Boko Haram activities in the border areas between Cameroon and Nigeria, and on the Lake Chad islands have increased. Areas that were relatively spared from atrocities, such as Cameroon’s North Region, ...

At the time, Boko Haram was at its most savage, destroying police stations, killing security personnel, deploying suicide bombers, and detonating car bombs in cities.

Boko Haram, a jihadist group based in the region, took up arms in 2009 to fight Western education and impose its radical version of Islamic law. The conflict has also spilled into Nigeria’s ...

Boko Haram is a jihadist militant group founded in Maiduguri, Nigeria, in 2002. The group aims to create an Islamic state in the country, enacting Sharia law and eliminating Western influence.

Despite the killing of at least 600 Boko Haram insurgents (JAS and ISWAP) in Borno State in the last three weeks, apprehension remains among the war-weary residents. The Nigerian military has ...