Nigeria`s Boko Haram kills 24 in two separate attacks: Eyewitnesses

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 08:42

Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 24 people in two separate attacks in northern Nigeria, eyewitnesses said on Saturday, just as the military vowed to ramp up security over Christmas.

`Hundreds` of gunmen storm central Nigeria town, kill 5: Police

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 00:01

Some 300 gunmen stormed a mostly Christian village in central Nigeria on Sunday, killing five people and burning scores of homes, police said.

Nigerian militant group criticises Boko Haram

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 10:40

A private firm that monitors extremists says a splinter group of the Nigerian extremist network Boko Haram has criticised the larger group for September attacks that killed over 140 people.

Nigerian troops claim nine Boko Haram members killed

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 16:29

Nigerian troops said that they had killed nine suspected members of Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram in a gunfight in the country`s northeast.

Nigerian troops claim nine Boko Haram members killed

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 09:14

Nigerian troops have said they had killed nine suspected members of Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram in a gunfight in the country`s northeast.

Boko Haram designated as terrorist groups

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 22:35

The State Department has designated two Nigerian militant groups Boko Haram and Ansaru as foreign terrorist organisations to help US and other law enforcement agencies investigate and prosecute suspects associated with the two extremist networks.

US to name Nigeria`s Boko Haram as terrorist group: Sources

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 13:33

The State Department will formally designate the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram as a "foreign terrorist organization" on Wednesday, congressional sources and others briefed on the matter said.

Seven dead in Nigeria raid on insurgents plotting `attacks`

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 11:55

Five suspected "terrorists" and two soldiers died in gunbattles during the swoop on two addresses in Kano conducted by elite troops and domestic intelligence officers, military spokesman Captain Iweha Ikedichi said in a statement.

Nigerian President wants emergency rule extended for 6 months

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 08:41

The request was made in two letters presented to the House of Representatives and the Senate in Nigeria`s capital, Abuja.

Nigeria massacre: Boko Haram kill 40, torch 300 homes

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 08:37

Islamist insurgents last week killed a total of 40 people and wounded a dozen others in two separate incidents in restive northeast Nigeria, a local official said.

Boko Haram video claims October 24 attack that killed 35

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 10:45

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said in a video released today that he led an October 24 attack in which 35 people found in military uniform were killed in the Nigerian city of Damaturu.

Nigeria militants attack wedding convoy, kill 30 including groom

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 10:06

A wedding convoy in Nigeria`s Borno state was attacked suspected Islamic militants who killed over 30 people, including the groom, reports said Monday.