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boko haram news

Nigeria's ex-jihadists seek new lives after vocational training

Nigeria's ex-jihadists seek new lives after vocational training
Published on Jun 13, 2026 01:04 am IST

Boko Haram flee Chadian offensive in Lake Chad: sources

Boko Haram flee Chadian offensive in Lake Chad: sources
Published on May 13, 2026 01:40 am IST

While Iran war rages, US army just upped its involvement in an African nation

Nigerian soldiers walks past military tanks prepared for deployment during a tour of the Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole by Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Updated on Mar 21, 2026 05:12 pm IST

Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupils: intel sources

Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupils: intel sources
Published on Mar 06, 2026 10:36 am IST

What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria

Residents inspect the damage after U.S. forces had launched a strike against Islamic State militants in Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on December 25.
Published on Dec 27, 2025 01:57 am IST

‘Seeks to…’: Marco Rubio flags ‘imminent threat’ from radical Islam

Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, with US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC.
Published on Dec 04, 2025 12:01 pm IST

24 Nigerian girls freed after school kidnapping

24 Nigerian girls freed after school kidnapping
Published on Nov 26, 2025 01:54 am IST

Jihadist factions clash with each other in Nigeria, around 200 killed

ISWAP and Boko Haram have been locked in a deadly battle for territorial control since their split in 2016 over ideological differences.
Published on Nov 10, 2025 03:25 pm IST

Donald Trump says he may strike Nigeria to save Christians. Really?

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In a post on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump warned that US would cut all aid to Nigeria if it didn't move fast to protect the Christian community there.
Published on Nov 07, 2025 11:50 am IST

Nigeria denies officers arrested over coup plot

Nigeria denies officers arrested over coup plot
Updated on Oct 19, 2025 01:39 am IST

Son of Boko Haram founder arrested in Chad: Report

Chadian police confirmed having arrested six Boko Haram members but could not say if one of them was the older Yusuf's son.
Published on Aug 18, 2025 09:01 pm IST

Where has Cameroon’s 91-year-old leader been? In Europe, an official says

Where has Cameroon’s 91-year-old leader been? In Europe, an official says
Published on Oct 09, 2024 03:04 am IST

Dam collapse in Nigeria sweeps deadly reptiles into flooded communities

Dam collapse in Nigeria sweeps deadly reptiles into flooded communities
Published on Sept 11, 2024 03:58 am IST

16 people killed and dozens critically wounded in bombing in Nigeria's Borno state, officials say

16 people killed and dozens critically wounded in bombing in Nigeria's Borno state, officials say
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 09:26 pm IST

Nigeria courts convict 125 Boko Haram Islamist insurgents in mass trial

Nigeria courts convict 125 Boko Haram Islamist insurgents in mass trial
Published on Jul 27, 2024 01:18 pm IST

Nigeria claims it has degraded extremists. New suicide bombings suggest they remain potent

Nigeria claims it has degraded extremists. New suicide bombings suggest they remain potent
Updated on Jul 06, 2024 01:37 pm IST

‘Exaggeration’: Ghulam Nabi Azad on comparing Hindutva with jihadist Islam

Senior Congress leaders Salman Khurshid and Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Published on Nov 11, 2021 09:16 pm IST

IS-linked group says Boko Haram leader in Nigeria, Abubakar Shekau, is dead

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau speaks in front of guards in an unknown location in Nigeria in this still image taken from an undated video.
Published on Jun 09, 2021 09:40 pm IST

Boko Haram chief Abubakar Shekau 'badly wounded': What we know

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau holds a weapon in an unknown location in Nigeria.
Published on May 21, 2021 09:17 pm IST

Boko Haram claims kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian students

Jihadist group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of school students in northwest Nigeria
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 02:54 pm IST

Nigeria: At least 110 farmers killed by Boko Haram, some beheaded

The victims included dozens of labourers from Sokoto state in northwestern Nigeria, roughly 1,000 kilometres away, who had travelled to the northeast to find work.
Updated on Nov 30, 2020 05:05 am IST

44 suspected members of Boko Haram found dead in Chad prison: Report

The dead men were among a group of 58 suspects captured during a major army operation around Lake Chad launched by President Idriss Deby Itno at the end of March.
Updated on Apr 19, 2020 07:19 am IST

Death toll in Nigeria Boko Haram funeral attack rises to 65: Official

An attack this weekend by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in northeast Nigeria has left 65 people dead, almost triple the initial toll
Updated on Jul 30, 2019 10:15 am IST

30 killed in Nigeria after Boko Haram triple suicide bombing

Thirty people were killed late Sunday in a triple suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria, emergency services reported.
Updated on Jun 17, 2019 03:21 pm IST

Death toll in Boko Haram attack on Nigerian army base reaches 48

The Boko Haram militants are thought to have attacked the base from the nearby Garunda village, where 17 troops were killed and 14 injured in an attack on another military base last month, sources said.
Published on Sept 03, 2018 07:13 pm IST

30 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram raid: Report

In a statement late Friday the Nigerian military confirmed troops fought Boko Haram “insurgents...on rampage to loot the community and extort money from villagers”.
Updated on Sept 01, 2018 07:52 pm IST

31 killed in Eid suicide bombing, grenade attacks in Nigeria town

The toll is expected to go up as many of the injured may not survive, officials said.
Updated on Jun 17, 2018 05:44 pm IST

Three female suicide bombers blow up 10 in attack on Niger mosque

The suicide attacks occurred late on Monday in the regional capital of Diffa, a frequent target of the Boko Haram jihadist group.
Published on Jun 05, 2018 05:10 pm IST

More than 60 killed in suicide blasts at mosque and market in Nigeria

A still image taken from a video shot shows people helping an injured at the site of a blast attack in Mubi, Nigeria.
Updated on May 02, 2018 07:46 pm IST

Twin blasts at mosque in northern Nigeria kill at least 24

Local residents say they saw a young man wearing a suicide vest entering the mosque with the worshippers.
Updated on May 01, 2018 09:42 pm IST