Last Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 09:41
Boko Haram says its plan is to install Islamic rule in Nigeria divided equally among Christians and Muslims.
Last Updated: Monday, June 25, 2012, 12:30
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked his defence minister and national security adviser.
Last Updated: Saturday, May 12, 2012, 18:36
Boko Haram is waging a growing sectarian battle with Nigeria`s weak central government.
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 10:02
Henry Okah, who was arrested in South Africa, will stand trial for bombings in Nigeria`s capital during 2010 independence celebrations.
Last Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012, 10:15
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan had said that the security situation would be under control by the middle of this year.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 08:56
The lawsuit brought by the Save Nigeria Group could be the strongest judicial test to presidential power in a nation long run by iron-fisted military rulers.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 14:28
Alhaji Bamanga Tukur was declared winner at the People`s Democratic Party convention in Abuja, winning 3185 votes.
Last Updated: Friday, February 17, 2012, 13:35
Some have warned that instability in the Sahel is also linked to the rise in attacks in northern Nigeria by Boko Haram Islamists.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 11, 2012, 16:48
Nigeria`s 36 state governors are some of the most powerful politicians in Africa`s most populous nation.
Last Updated: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 20:41
Boko Haram has threatened to attack northern city of Sokoto even as Jonathan demanded possible dialogue.
Last Updated: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 09:02
Goodluck Jonathan`s call for talks was not sincere, said Boko Haram spokesman Abul Qaqa.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 14:36
Boko Haram`s attacks have become more sophisticated and deadly in recent weeks in Nigeria.
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