The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) renewed its call for the U.S. State Department to flag ...

The Defence Headquarters has said 6,260 terrorists have been killed, with another 14,138 terrorists and criminals apprehended in joint military operations across the country over the past two ...

Hundreds of assailants killed 34 Nigerien soldiers in an attack near Mali on Thursday, the defense ministry said. The ...

The United Nations' vast system has tackled everything from delivering life-saving humanitarian aid to providing crucial ...

FILE - Nigerian soldiers man a checkpoint in Gwoza, northeast, Nigeria, April 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi, File) ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 9 (Reuters) - Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram has renewed attacks and kidnappings in northeastern Borno state with little push back from security forces, suggesting ...

Girls and young women freed from Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria continue to suffer severe hardships, including unlawful military detention, neglect, and inadequate support to start ...

In recent years, terrorism has become a significant challenge across Africa, with Nigeria being a major focal point due to the activities of groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa ...

BAMA, Nigeria In Nigeria’s long-running jihadist conflict in the northeast, villagers and farmers in the sprawling savannah-like countryside say their lives have been upended by both the insurgents ...

Two bandits – one in military camouflage – sit under the shade of a tree at the outskirt of a controlled community in Zurmi, Zamfara, Nigeria [Yusuf Anka/Al Jazeera] Deadlier than Boko Haram?

Tarela Juliet Ike does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Boko Haram got started in the 1990s as a non-violent group protesting the corruption and calling on Nigerians, especially in the Moslem majority states of northern Nigeria, to be more religious and ...