Suicide bombers carry out deadly attack in Nigeria

Deafening blasts could be heard Wednesday evening in Maiduguri, the home of the Boko Haram extremist insurgency

• Nov 15, 2017

Boko Haram suicide bombers stage deadliest attack in months

Nigerian police say at least 19 killed in attack targeting civilian defense force, and those gathered to mourn them

• Jul 17, 2017

Islamic extremists storm village, kidnap women and children

Resident of southeast Niger village say militants rode in on horses and camels, killed 9 and kidnapped dozens more

• Jul 4, 2017

Parents still waiting to see girls released by Boko Haram

"I really want to see my daughter, but I can't come unless with government invitation," says one father

• May 10, 2017

New details on exchange that led to 82 Chibok schoolgirls' release

Freed young women were flown Sunday by military helicopters to meet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari

• May 7, 2017

Terror group's plan to attack American embassy thwarted

Nigerian security officials say ring had "perfected plans to attack the UK and American embassies and other Western interests" in capital

• Apr 12, 2017

Troops stop pair of teen female suicide bombers

Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has used scores of women and girls as young as 7 as suicide bombers.

• Feb 8, 2017

Nigeria admits to mistakenly killing dozens of refugees

This is believed to be the first time the Nigerian military has admitted to accidental killings, something villagers have complained of often

• Jan 17, 2017

Nigeria's freed Chibok girls are kept silent

Most of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014 remain in captivity, and the few who have been freed are not completely free

• Jan 6, 2017

Boko Haram is crushed, Nigeria's president declares

But there are indications Nigeria is unlikely to see suicide bombings and village attacks end anytime soon

• Dec 24, 2016

Boko Haram reportedly on rampage near site of girls' abduction

After Nigerian army chief declares Islamic extremists "defeated," local leaders say militants burning and looting villages

• Nov 22, 2016

21 schoolgirls freed by Islamic extremists after 2 years

Some 197 of the Chibok girls, kidnapped from village in northern Nigeria by Boko Haram militants, remain missing

• Oct 13, 2016

As refugee children starve to death, Nigeria probes theft of food aid

Children who escaped Boko Haram’s Islamic insurgency now are dying of starvation in refugee camps

• Aug 30, 2016

Nigerian army claims strike on terror leader as Kerry arrives

Military says Boko Haram leader, who's death has been prematurely reported before, "fatally wounded"

• Aug 23, 2016

New video allegedly shows kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls

Boko Haram says some of the 218 schoolgirls it kidnapped have been killed in airstrikes; terrorists demand prisoner swap

• Aug 14, 2016

ISIS announces new Boko Haram leader

Announcement may indicates coup by Boko Haram breakaway group known for kidnapping foreigners, analyst says

• Aug 3, 2016

Top Nigerian cyber-scammer arrested

Accused of scamming $60 million from companies around world including the United States, Interpol says

• Aug 1, 2016

U.N. suspends aid to parts of Nigeria due to Boko Haram threat

More than 500,000 people suffering "catastrophic humanitarian crisis" in dangerous-to-reach areas

• Jul 29, 2016

Nigerian army claims rescue of 2nd "Chibok girl"

But claim questioned amid confusion over name given by military, as criticism mounts over gov't handling of 1st girl rescued

• May 20, 2016

Traumatized teen brings new hope for schoolgirls' families

After 2 years captive with Boko Haram militants, young Nigerian woman could provide valuable info on status of classmates

• May 19, 2016

1st of kidnapped schoolgirls found alive

More than 2 years ago, Boko Haram Islamic extremists abducted hundreds of girls from a boarding school in a northern Nigerian village

• May 18, 2016

Babies dying in illegal Nigerian detentions, monitor says

African nation's fight against Islamic extremists includes mass illegal incarcerations that are deadly for all, Amnesty International says

• May 11, 2016

American U.N. envoy's motorcade strikes boy in Cameroon

Samantha Power had traveled to the region to visit the front lines in the war against Boko Haram

• Apr 18, 2016

​Video appears to show some kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls alive

More than 200 girls have not been heard from since the mass abduction by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram two years ago

• Apr 13, 2016

Why are world powers unable to stop Boko Haram?

Two years after the Islamic militant group kidnapped 276 Nigerian schoolgirls, the situation in the region has only gotten worse

• Apr 12, 2016

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