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  Boko Haram leader killed in clashes, claims Nigerian military

  World | September 25, 2014 14:47 IST

  Abuja: Nigerian forces have killed a man claiming to be the leader of Islamist Boko Haram militants, Abubakar Shekau, the country's defence authority said on Wednesday.Mohammed Bashir, who has been acting or posing in videos

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  12 Nigerian soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny

  World | September 17, 2014 7:42 IST

  New DElhi: Twelve Nigerian soldiers were yesterday sentenced to death for mutiny after shots were fired at their commanding officer in the restive northeast city of Maiduguri earlier this year.A nine-member military tribunal, sitting in

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  Hillary Clinton wants more done to halt kidnappings

  World | September 13, 2014 9:06 IST

  NEW YORK: Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday urged the United Nations to come up with a more robust strategy to combat the growing use of kidnappings of girls and women as a war tactic across

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  50 militants killed in Nigeria's Borno state

  World | September 07, 2014 8:20 IST

  Lagos: Nigerian troops on Saturday stormed a suspected hideout of Islamic militants in the northeastern Borno state, killing over 50 members, the military said in a statement.The army launched the raid following a tip off

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  Boko Haram kidnaps 100, Chad frees most captives

  World | August 16, 2014 23:56 IST

  Maidugiri: Nigeria's Boko Haram militant group kidnapped 100 people earlier this month but most were freed by security forces from neighbouring Chad, a Nigerian security official and a local self-defense member said today.The abductions took

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  Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim joins hand with Boko Haram

  India | July 31, 2014 14:04 IST

  Mumbai: The Indian intelligence agencies are spending sleepless nights as it is believed that India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim and Al Qaida-controlled terror outfit Boko Haram have joined hands to smuggle drugs in the

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  Boko Haram kidnaps vice Prime Minister's wife in Cameroon

  World | July 27, 2014 21:32 IST

  Yaounde: A government spokesman says Boko Haram fighters kidnapped the wife of Cameroon's vice prime minister in an attack that also resulted in multiple deaths. Communications Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary said the attack occurred early

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  Nigeria's abducted girls not forgotten: UN chief

  World | July 24, 2014 8:29 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday voiced his full support for the worldwide vigils to mark 100 days since the abduction of schoolgirls in Nigeria by Boko Haram terrorists, noting the

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  Nigerian troops bust Boko Haram intelligence cell

  World | July 01, 2014 8:14 IST

  Lagos: Nigerian troops said Monday that a terrorists' intelligence cell, headed by a businessman who participated actively in the abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok region, has been busted, Xinhua reported.Babuji Ya'ari, who is also a

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  West, African countries agree to eliminate Boko Haram

  World | June 13, 2014 12:06 IST

  London: Western powers and African countries Thursday agreed on a series of multinational missions to eliminate militant group Boko Haram and free the abducted Nigerian school girls, media reported FridayThe agreements were reached at a

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  UN imposes sanctions against Boko Haram

  World | May 23, 2014 16:48 IST

  London: The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions against Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which had abducted over 200 schoolgirls April 14 and has terrorised the country.The Boko Haram will now be added to

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  Western partners, African leaders vow to fight Boko Haram

  World | May 18, 2014 7:13 IST

  Paris: French President Francois Hollande, West African leaders and representatives of Western powers Saturday voiced determination to forge a strong front to fight militant group Boko Haram.In a final communique of the one-day "Paris summit

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  US troops join search for Nigerian girls

  World | May 13, 2014 8:06 IST

  Washington: A total of 16 military personnel from US Africa Command have joined the effort to help find hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists, a Pentagon spokesperson said Monday.The personnel, including experts

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  Nigerian governor has cue to 200 abducted girls

  World | May 12, 2014 12:14 IST

  London: A Nigerian state governor has said he has information on the whereabouts of the 200 abducted schoolgirls, a media report said Monday.Kashim Shettima, governor of the Nigerian state of Borno, said he has sighted

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  Hundreds Protest in Ghana for Nigerian Girls

  World | May 12, 2014 10:25 IST

  Accra:  Hundreds of women here on Sunday staged a peaceful protest against the kidnapping of the over 200 students from a school in Nigeria by extremist Islamic militant group Boko Haram.The women marched through some

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  Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram?

  World | May 11, 2014 6:41 IST

  New Delhi: Boko Haram, the group of militant extremists in Nigeria, have grabbed headlines in the past week thanks to their brazen kidnapping of 275 girls, aged between 16 and 18, from a boarding school

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  Boko Haram wants to swap kidnapped girls for jailed members

  World | May 09, 2014 18:34 IST

  Abuja: Former Boko Haram negotiator, Shehu Sani has said the group plans to exchange the 300 kidnapped schoolgirls for its "comrades" in jails in Nigeria, media reported Friday.Sani allegedly said that nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped

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  US is helping find kidnapped Nigerian girls: White House

  World | May 06, 2014 7:43 IST

  Washington: The US is assisting the Nigerian government to find and free more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by militants, the White House said Monday. US assistance to Nigeria focuses on information-sharing and improving Nigeria's forensics

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  90 killed in Nigeria violence

  World | February 17, 2014 12:39 IST

  Abuja: At least 90 people were killed in an attack launched by insurgents in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, the stronghold of Boko Haram sect in the country, security sources said Sunday.A group of gunmen

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  33 killed in Nigeria attack

  World | February 13, 2014 9:21 IST

  Abuja: Suspected Boko Haram members Tuesday killed at least 33 people in Konduga, a village 35 km from Maiduguri, capital of northeast Borno state, officials said Wednesday.The governor Alhaji Kashim Shettima, who on Wednesday attended