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  • boko haram militants kill woman while she was in labour

    Boko Haram militants kill Woman while she was in labour

    World | Jan 16, 2015, 09:30 PM IST

    Nigeria: A woman who was giving birth to a baby boy was killed by the Boko Haram terrorists in North- east Nigeria.The militants started shooting “indiscriminately”, killing small children and even a woman who was

  • boko haram attack in nigeria s baga town displaces 3 200

    Boko Haram attack in Nigeria's Baga town displaces 3,200

    World | Jan 13, 2015, 09:14 AM IST

    Lagos: At least 3,200 people were displaced in the Nigerian state of Borno after attacks by Boko Haram militants last week in the town of Baga, Nigeria's emergency management agency said Monday.The National Emergency Management

  • 10 year old girl suicide bomber kills at least 16 in nigeria

    10 year old girl suicide bomber kills at least 16 in Nigeria

    World | Jan 11, 2015, 12:50 PM IST

    New Delhi: At least 16 people have been killed and several injured by a bomb strapped to a girl reported to be aged about 10 in the city of Maiduguri of Nigeria, police say.“The explosive

  • over 7 000 refugees flee to chad after nigeria violence

    Over 7,000 refugees flee to Chad after Nigeria violence

    World | Jan 10, 2015, 01:02 PM IST

    United Nations:  Around 7,300 Nigerian refugees have fled to the neighbouring Chad, over the last 10 days, following violence in northeastern Nigeria, the UN said Friday.Citing the UN Refugee Agency, UN deputy spokesperson, Farhan Haq,

  • boko haram destroys at least 16 towns villages in nigeria

    Boko Haram destroys at least 16 towns, villages in Nigeria

    World | Jan 09, 2015, 03:58 PM IST

    Kano (Nigeria): Boko Haram, a militant Islamist movement based in Nigeria, destroyed at least 16 towns and villages after capturing a key military base in Northeast Nigeria today, according to officials.Musa Bukar, head of the

  • boko haram attacks nigeria market 15 killed

    Boko Haram attacks Nigeria market, 15 killed

    World | Dec 23, 2014, 07:47 AM IST

    Abuja: An explosion at a market in Nigeria's northeastern state of Bauchi on Monday, killed at least 15 people, witnesses said.According to a witness, the explosion occurred near a police outpost inside the busy market,

  • video shows boko haram killing captives

    Video shows Boko Haram killing captives

    World | Dec 21, 2014, 06:36 PM IST

    Maiduguri, Nigeria :A new video from Nigeria's home-grown Boko Haram extremists shows gunmen mowing down civilians lying face down in a dorm, and a leader saying they are being killed because they are “infidels” or

  • 10 killed in nigeria market bombing

    10 killed in Nigeria market bombing

    World | Dec 02, 2014, 08:07 AM IST

    Abuja: At least 10 people were killed Monday in twin bomb blasts at a market in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the capital of northeastern Borno state, media reported.The two bombs went off at mid-morning

  • boko haram kills 48 nigerian fishermen

    Boko Haram kills 48 Nigerian fishermen

    World | Nov 24, 2014, 07:38 AM IST

    Abuja: Members of Nigeria's armed terrorist group Boko Haram have killed 48 people in an attack on fish sellers near the border with Chad, a media report said on Sunday.The attack took place on Thursday,

  • at least 45 dead in suspected boko haram attack in nigeria

    At least 45 dead in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

    World | Nov 21, 2014, 09:39 AM IST

    Maiduguri (Nigeria): At least 45 people were killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack in northeast Nigeria, officials and witnesses have said, in the latest violence to hit the restive region.The attack happened in the

  • pm narendra modi condemns nigeria suicide attack

    PM Narendra Modi condemns Nigeria suicide attack

    Politics | Nov 11, 2014, 06:41 AM IST

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned the suicide attack in a boy's school in Nigeria in which 48 people were killed.In a tweet, the Prime Minister said: "The attack in Nigeria is

  • boko haram denies truce kidnapped girls married

    Boko Haram denies truce, kidnapped girls married

    World | Nov 01, 2014, 04:30 PM IST

    Maiduguri, Nigeria: The leader of Nigeria's Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has denied agreeing to any cease-fire with the government and said more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls all have converted to Islam and been married

  • deal with boko haram on ceasefire release of abducted girls

    Deal with Boko Haram on ceasefire, release of abducted girls: Nigeria

    World | Oct 18, 2014, 10:25 AM IST

    Abuja:Nigeria today claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram militants on a ceasefire and the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls but doubts immediately surrounded the purported breakthrough.Chief of Defence Staff Air

  • cameroon vows to wipe out boko haram after hostages release

    Cameroon vows to wipe out Boko Haram after hostages' release

    World | Oct 14, 2014, 10:22 AM IST

    Yaounde: Cameroon's President Paul Biya today vowed his government would go after the Islamist group Boko Haram "until it's totally wiped out".He made the promise as he received 10 Chinese and 17 Cameroonians freed last

  • boko haram video shows beheading of nigeria pilot

    Boko Haram Video Shows Beheading of Nigeria Pilot

    World | Oct 04, 2014, 07:45 AM IST

    Lagos: A new Boko Haram video shows the beheading of a man identified as the pilot of a missing Nigerian Air Force jet and burnt out parts of a plane the first indication that Nigeria's

  • boko haram leader killed in clashes claims nigerian military

    Boko Haram leader killed in clashes, claims Nigerian military

    World | Sep 25, 2014, 02:47 PM 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

  • 12 nigerian soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny

    12 Nigerian soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny

    World | Sep 17, 2014, 07:42 AM 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

  • hillary clinton wants more done to halt kidnappings

    Hillary Clinton wants more done to halt kidnappings

    World | Sep 13, 2014, 09:06 AM 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

  • 50 militants killed in nigeria s borno state

    50 militants killed in Nigeria's Borno state

    World | Sep 07, 2014, 08:20 AM 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

  • boko haram kidnaps 100 chad frees most captives

    Boko Haram kidnaps 100, Chad frees most captives

    World | Aug 16, 2014, 11:56 PM 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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