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Man purporting to be Boko Haram leader denies Sambisa forest defeat

A man purporting to be the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, denied the jihadist group has been pushed out...

Man suspected to have planned bombing a Lagos bridge arrested by police in Nigeria

Police in Nigeria have said that they have foiled an attempt to blow up a major bridge in commercial city, Lagos. A 43-year old man...

Boko Haram militants used kidnapped girls as human shield to avoid air strikes from Nigeria army

A student who escaped when Boko Haram rebels stormed a school and abducted schoolgirls, identifies her schoolmates from a video released by the Islamist...

Gender equality faces a setback in Nigeria as top Muslim cleric rejects equality bill

The Sultan of Sokoto says Muslims should be allowed to uphold their religious beliefs. Photo Credit: AFP.   Getting the needed support for gender equality bill...

Ghanaians warned over a controversial Russian Ponzi scheme after it was suspended in Nigeria

Marvodi Mondial Movement (MMM), a 27-year old Russian Ponzi scheme that’s caused distress in a few African countries is adding a new country to...

Boko Haram fighters surrender to Nigerian officials

31 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered to Nigerien authorities in the southeastern Diffa region. This was disclosed by Niger’s interior minister Bazoum Mohamed on Tuesday...

3,000 people who fled Boko Haram return to hometown

More than 3,000 people in northeast Nigeria who were forced to flee the seven-year insurgency waged by Islamist militants have returned to their hometown...

Boko Haram strong camps in Nigeria to be used for military training grounds

Nigeria’s army chief has disclosed that from next year they will begin training exercises in the fallen stronghold of Boko Haram terrorists, the Sambisa...

Suicide bomber attacks market in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

People walk past bags of animal food at the cattle market in Maiduguri. Photo File Credit: Reuters Officials in Nigeria have confirmed on Monday that...

Nigeria’s Buhari says army has captured key Boko Haram camp

Nigeria's army has captured a key Boko Haram camp, the Islamist militant group's last enclave in the vast Sambisa forest that was its stronghold,...

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