Boko Haram
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Boko Haram leader killed in clashes, claims Nigerian military
World | Sep 25, 2014, 02:47 PM ISTAbuja: 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 | Sep 17, 2014, 07:42 AM ISTNew 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 | Sep 13, 2014, 09:06 AM ISTNEW 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 | Sep 07, 2014, 08:20 AM ISTLagos: 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 | Aug 16, 2014, 11:56 PM ISTMaidugiri: 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 | Jul 31, 2014, 02:04 PM ISTMumbai: 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 | Jul 27, 2014, 09:32 PM ISTYaounde: 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 | Jul 24, 2014, 08:29 AM ISTUnited 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 | Jul 01, 2014, 08:14 AM ISTLagos: 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 | Jun 13, 2014, 12:06 PM ISTLondon: 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, 04:48 PM ISTLondon: 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, 07:13 AM ISTParis: 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, 08:06 AM ISTWashington: 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 PM ISTLondon: 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 AM ISTAccra: 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, 06:41 AM ISTNew 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, 06:34 PM ISTAbuja: 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, 07:43 AM ISTWashington: 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 | Feb 17, 2014, 12:39 PM ISTAbuja: 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 | Feb 13, 2014, 09:21 AM ISTAbuja: 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