Man linked to Boko Haram abduction of schoolgirls arrested

Officials say Nigerian businessman headed a "terrorists' intelligence cell" for the Islamic extremists while infiltrating a self-defense group

• Jun 30, 2015

Girl suicide bombers​ kill dozens in Nigeria

Attacks occur in Maiduguri, birthplace of the Boko Haram Islamic extremist group

• Jun 22, 2015

Boko Haram kills dozens in cross-border attack

Witnesses say Nigerian extremists "looted stores, burned villages and shot at people who tried to flee"

• Jun 19, 2015

Bag of bombs kill 63 villagers in Nigeria

Witness says local militia found sack of metal objects, brought them to village center without realizing deadly nature of contents

• Jun 17, 2015

New Nigeria leader vows to beat "godless" Boko Haram

Muhammadu Buhari's swearing-in brings hope after decades of crippling corruption and thousands of lives lost to a vicious insurgency

• May 29, 2015

Free from Boko Haram, Nigeria girls face harassment

The taunts are so bad - "Boko Haram wives" - some girls once kidnapped by Islamic extremists have fled their town and families

• May 10, 2015

Boko Haram stoned to death girls on verge of rescue

Survivors of Nigerian Islamic extremists tell harrowing tales of their year in captivity; military claims 700 rescued so far

• May 3, 2015

Nigerian military frees more girls from captivity

The country's armed forces announced 234 more kidnapped girls have been rescued from a forest camp used by the Boko Haram

• May 1, 2015

Nigeria evacuates "traumatized" girls rescued from militants

Official says it's too soon to "extract information" from 200 girls, 93 women saved from Islamic extremists

• Apr 29, 2015

Remains found of hundreds believed killed by Boko Haram

Nigerian government officials say hundreds of bodies were discovered in a town that was recaptured from the militant group

• Apr 28, 2015

Nigeria makes history in presidential election

Muhammadu Buhari's victory over President Goodluck Jonathan paves way for peaceful transfer of power in Africa's richest nation

• Mar 31, 2015

Is Nigeria's democracy "maturing"?

Early election results suggest a significant first could be in the ballots, and a former military dictator could be the next president

• Mar 31, 2015

In early returns, Nigeria election too close to call

Nigeria's voters are split almost evenly between incumbent Goodluck Jonathan and challenger Muhammadu Buhari

• Mar 30, 2015

Nigeria claims timely victory against Boko Haram

Announcement a day before elections couldn't have come at a better time for embattled President Goodluck Jonathan

• Mar 27, 2015

1,000 killed by Boko Haram in 3 months, group says

Human Rights Watch says retreating Islamic militants slaughtering civilians, as official reveals another horrific tactic

• Mar 26, 2015

Boko Haram kidnappings becoming more extreme, official says

Hundreds were taken captive by the militants while trying to escape the violence in the northeastern areas of Nigeria

• Mar 25, 2015

Nigeria military: Fate of 219 kidnapped schoolgirls still a mystery

No news on girls kidnapped by Islamic extremists despite liberating dozens of towns from Boko Haram

• Mar 18, 2015

500 Boko Haram militants killed in Niger, official says

Region's war against Islamic extremists with ISIS ties at a fever pitch, even outside their home base of Nigeria

• Mar 11, 2015

Nigeria's Boko Haram pledges allegiance to ISIS

Militant extremist group blamed for suicide bombings Saturday that killed at least 45 people and wounded nearly 150 others

• Mar 8, 2015

Chad: Boko Haram massacres civilians in Nigeria town

Neighboring nation's military says Islamic extremists killed hundreds as they fled strategic border town

• Mar 3, 2015

Young suicide bombers kill 24 in Nigeria

Two Nigerian cities nearly 200 miles apart attacked by teenagers thought to be with Boko Haram

• Feb 24, 2015

Young girl blows herself up in Nigeria market

Not for the 1st time, it appears Boko Haram militants may be using young kids strapped with explosives to wage their campaign of terror

• Feb 23, 2015

U.S. launches Africa military exercises amid Boko Haram threat

Disparate radio systems, harsh terrain and finding common vocabulary are among the obstacles of multi-nation exercise, commander says

• Feb 18, 2015

Boko Haram kidnaps girls, kills bus riders in Cameroon

Nigerian Islamic terror group continues cross-border attacks, which has so far drawn four neighbor's armies into the fight

• Feb 10, 2015

Boko Haram launches attacks in Niger and Cameroon

Bar bomb explodes in Niger town targeted by Nigeria militants; extremists abduct dozens in Cameroon, residents say

• Feb 9, 2015

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