Nigeria’s security services have hailed the arrest of the leader of the Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru, Khalid al-Barnawi, saying it will lead to them to other senior Islamist commanders. “The ...

Boko Haram has said it's responsible for the kidnapping of over 300 boys in Northwest Nigeria It's a continuation of their campaign to destroy education in the country and institute Sharia law Nigeria ...

SBM Intelligence, a research think tank, said about 7,825 people were kidnapped in one year, with at least N7.78 billion paid in ransom, while Boko Haram pocketed over 90 per cent of the ...

Coalition backs Ali Modu Sheriff’s APC campaign role, rejecting renewed claims linking the former Borno governor to Boko ...

By Ben Ezeamalu LAGOS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The leader of ...

Boko Haram fighters stormed a village in northeast Nigeria and murdered two civilians, a local resident and a security source said Monday, as the military again maintained the jihadists had been ...

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