Nigeria seeks help against Boko Haram

ISLAMIC organisations under the auspices of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) have condemned the on going military action against the Boko Haram sect in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, stating that the move alone cannot solve the security problems ...

ABUJA: Nigeria has offered an amnesty to Islamist militants who surrender and claims that rebel group Boko Haram is now "in disarray". Officials reported that 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation intended to crush the ...

The northeast city of Maiduguri and other areas remained under curfew on Sunday as Nigerian forces targeted Boko Haram strongholds. The defence ministry said 14 Islamists and three army soldiers had been killed since Saturday. A key city in ...

LAGOS. - South Africa's chain store, Shoprite, is under severe threat from suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria as sources hint that the bandits may soon attack anytime. Police confirmed they were investigating the matter following text ...

Nigeria's military has claimed to have re-established control of swathes of the northeast of the country in an operation against Islamist militants. Several thousand troops were deployed last week for

Sect's women, kids to be freed Reps curb President's emergency powers Boko Haram insurgents have been fighting the army with sophisticated weapons from Libya, it was learnt yesterday. President Goodluck Jonathan last Tuesday declared a ...

Nigeria has announced it will release a number of Boko Haram members, including all women, in what it called a peace bid as its military waged operation in the country's northeast to clamp down on the armed group.The news of the prisoner release was ...

The Nigerian army's operation in the northeast against Boko Haram and Raila Odinga's future plans in Kenya are among the stories in today's African press.. The Nigerian front pages this Monday morning are dominated by news of the on-going army ...

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