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At least 38 killed in armed attack in north-west NigeriaThe attack occurred in the night of Thursday into Friday in the remote village, which had "few access routes" said Yazid Abubakar, spokespe...
Nigeria signals more strikes likely in 'joint' US operationsNigeria anticipates further strikes against jihadist groups. This follows a Christmas Day bombardment by US forces in the north, described ...
Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted ChristiansLast month, Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria following the claims of Chris...
Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of ChristiansFormer US President Donald Trump has threatened swift military intervention in Nigeria. He also announced an immediate halt to all US aid a...
27 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist suicide attack: ArmyAt least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a jihadist suicide attack by Islamic State-affiliated militants in the northeast. The attack o...
Over 100 missing after Nigeria jihadist kidnapping: OfficialsMore than 100 people are missing after jihadists carried out a mass kidnapping in northeast Nigeria, targeting women and children from disp...
Nigeria bombs gunmen camp, kills 78: militaryHeavily-armed bandits have wracked northwest and central Nigeria for years, but the groups have recently stepped up attacks on schools, kid...
Nigeria receives six warplanes from United States to fight insurgency"The first batch of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have arrived in Kano today," Nigeria Airforce spokesman Edward Gabkwet said in a statement l...
All kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls released, says governorPresident Muhammadu Buhari expressed "overwhelming joy" at their release and called on the security forces to hunt down their abductors, af...
How Sheikh Hasina changed Bangladesh from a basket case to a middle income countryThe Sheikh Hasina govt, however, has to maintain this momentum while keeping radicalisation at bay.
India among 10 nations impacted by terrorism in 2014: ReportAccording to the third edition of the Global Terrorism Index 2015 (GTI), India ranked 6th out of 162 nations most affected by terrorism in ...
86 killed in fresh herder-farmer violence in NigeriaNigeria's President has called for calm after 86 people were killed in an attack by suspected nomadic herders against farming communities i...
Missing Nigerian schoolgirls start second month in captivityMore than 200 schoolgirls began their 2nd month as Boko Haram hostages as intl powers ramped up efforts to track down the Nigerian Islamist...
US flying 'manned missions' to seek abducted Nigeria girlsManned US aircraft were flying over Nigeria, searching for over 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram after Abuja dismissed a prisoner-swa...