Nigeria to free 167 held in Boko Haram raids: Military

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 21:34

Nigeria`s military on Friday confirmed that it was to release 167 people who were detained as part of counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram militants in three northeast states.

38 terrorists killed in Nigeria, says military

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 07:53

Nigeria`s troops in northeast state of Borno said Thursday that 38 Boko Haram suspects were killed after it successfully repelled an attack on Damboa community in by suspected Boko Haram fighters.

63 Boko Haram militants killed: Nigerian military

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 08:49

At least 63 Boko Haram fighters were killed during Nigerian army`s raids following a recent pre-dawn attack on military barracks in Bama town by the militant sect in the northern state of Borno, a military spokesperson said Monday.

63 Boko Haram militants killed: Nigerian military

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 05:34

At least 63 Boko Haram fighters were killed during Nigerian army`s raids following a recent pre-dawn attack on military barracks in Bama town by the militant sect in the northern state of Borno, a military spokesperson said Monday.

Seven dead in suspected Boko Haram wedding attack: Police

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 00:05

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead seven people and injured five more in a weekend attack on a wedding party in northeastern Nigeria, police said Monday.

Nigerian troops kill 50 Islamists after barracks assault

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 07:23

Nigeria`s troops have killed over 50 Islamists and destroyed more than 20 vehicles during a massive hunt for fleeing Boko Haram insurgents who attacked an army barracks in a restive northeastern town, a spokesman said.

Nigeria gunmen kidnap Lebanese national in Kano city: Police

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 00:49

Gunmen kidnapped a Lebanese factory owner in Nigeria`s second city of Kano on Monday in an attack that left two employees wounded by gunfire, police and witnesses said.

Nigerian Islamists attack barracks in volatile northeast: Army

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 16:44

Fighters from Nigeria`s Boko Haram Islamist sect armed with anti-aircraft guns and grenade launchers attacked barracks in the volatile northeast and battled soldiers for several hours, the military said.

Suspected Islamists attack Nigeria military barracks: Army

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 01:11

Scores of suspected Islamist gunmen stormed a military barracks in northeast Nigeria on Friday, spraying gunfire on the troops inside before torching the compound, the army and residents said.

22 killed in Nigeria attack

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 16:55

At least 22 people were killed in an attack by gunmen who entered a business place in Mubi area of Nigeria`s Adamawa state.

Boko Haram stages major urban attack on Nigerian Army

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 10:16

Boko Haram militants launched a daring raid on the military in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri overnight, prompting a round-the-clock curfew that shut airspace and cut off roads, the Army, state government and eyewitnesses said.

Islamic militants attack Nigerian air force base

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 01:07

Hundreds of Islamic militants in trucks and a stolen armored personnel carrier attacked an air force base on the outskirts of a Nigerian city before dawn on Monday, officials and witnesses said.