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Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 abductees
The government says the rescue is the country's largest single-day operation by joint security forces.
August 6, 2026A Nigerian soldier is arrested for tipping off criminals - but does it go deeper?
A private's detention reignites concerns that troops are contributing to the country's security challenges.
July 27, 2026Hundreds of captives freed from Boko Haram mountain hideout
The group includes many women and children who were abducted in March from an area close to Cameroon.
June 7, 2026Islamist attack on Nigerian military school kills 17 police trainees - Reuters
Islamist attack on Nigerian military school kills 17 police trainees Reuters
May 17, 2026Toddlers among more than 50 schoolchildren kidnapped in Nigeria
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have devastated Mussa town in Borno state.
May 16, 2026Forty-two pupils missing after Nigeria school attack, lawmaker says - Reuters
Forty-two pupils missing after Nigeria school attack, lawmaker says Reuters
May 16, 2026Dozens of Nigerian fishermen feared dead after Chad air strikes on Boko Haram
A fishermen's leader tells the BBC that 40 people are feared dead - either in the strikes or drowning as they tried to flee.
May 11, 2026Gunmen kill 29 in attack in Nigeria's Adamawa state, governor says - Reuters
Gunmen kill 29 in attack in Nigeria's Adamawa state, governor says Reuters
April 27, 2026Gunmen raid Nigerian orphanage and kidnap children
The attack saw 23 children and the facility's proprietress kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday.
April 27, 2026Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks
Ethnic Tuareg fighters say they are in control of Kidal following a weekend of nationwide attacks, alongside Islamist groups.
April 27, 2026Islamist militants raid Nigerian army base, kill commander and six soldiers - Reuters
Islamist militants raid Nigerian army base, kill commander and six soldiers Reuters
April 13, 2026Nearly 400 sentenced in Nigeria for links to militant Islamists
Judges handed down sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment following mass trials.
April 11, 2026Nigeria convicts 386 Islamist militants in mass trials - Reuters
Nigeria convicts 386 Islamist militants in mass trials Reuters
April 11, 2026Nigeria begins mass trial of 500 terrorism suspects
Very few people are ever prosecuted following terror attacks with suspects often held without trial.
April 8, 2026Gunmen kill at least 30 in Nigeria's Plateau state attack - Reuters
Gunmen kill at least 30 in Nigeria's Plateau state attack Reuters
March 30, 2026Suspected suicide attacks kill at least 23 in north-east Nigeria
Multiple blasts struck some of the Maiduguri's busiest locations on Monday evening.
March 17, 2026Nigeria denies report it paid 'huge' ransom to free pupils in mass abduction
The rebuttal was followed by news the police chief was resigning a year before the end of his term.
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Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 abductees
The aftermath of the attack on the village of Woro in Kwara State in February More than 300 people abducted in separate attacks in Nigeria have been rescued, the country's presidency says, in what it
A Nigerian soldier is arrested for tipping off criminals - but does it go deeper?
Multiple armed groups have been carrying out violent attacks in Nigeria for over 10 years now A Nigerian soldier has been arrested over allegations he supplied military uniforms to "terrorist" and "c
Hundreds of captives freed from Boko Haram mountain hideout
At least 360 people kidnapped by Boko Haram jihadists from a mainly Muslim community in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state in March have been freed from a remote mountain hideout. The circumstances
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Islamist attack on Nigerian military school kills 17 police trainees
By Camillus EbohABUJA, May 17 (Reuters) - At least 17 police officers were killed in Nigeria’s northeast Yobe state after suspected Islamist militants attacked a specialised military school that also
Gunmen storm schools and kidnap 50 children as toddlers 'used as human shields'
Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) park during training at the MNJTF military base, Sector 3 Headquarters, in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. Twelve chec
El ministro del Interior de Pakistán llegó a Teherán en una visita sorpresa para impulsar las negociaciones de paz con EEUU
Al menos 30 estudiantes fueron secuestrados este viernes de una escuela primaria y secundaria en el estado de Borno, en el noreste de Nigeria, tras un ataque atribuido a yihadistas de Boko Haram, segú
Nigeria, almeno 50 studenti rapiti in tre diverse scuole nel nord-est
Vatican News La notizia viene rilanciata nella serata di sabato 16 maggio dai principali media internazionali, ma il fatto è accaduto ieri nel nord-est della Nigeria, più precisamente nel villaggio d
Gunmen kidnap dozens of students in Nigeria’s Borno State
No group claimed responsibility for the raid which bore the hallmark of the Boko Haram group. Save Share Gunmen have kidnapped dozens of school pupils in Borno State in northeast Nigeria, where
Toddlers among more than 50 schoolchildren kidnapped in Nigeria
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 50 children from three schools in the same town in north-eastern Nigeria, teachers and parents have told the BBC. Most of those missing are aged between two and five y
Desperate search continues for 42 school children after suspected Islamist attack in Nigeria
At least 42 children were missing after a suspected Islamist militant school attack in Borno, Nigeria Removed from bookmarks From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent i
Students missing following attack by armed groups on school in northeastern Nigeria, police say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — An unspecified number of students are missing after suspected jihadi militants attacked a secondary school in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on Friday, police told The As
Toddlers among more than 50 schoolchildren kidnapped in Nigeria
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 50 children from three schools in the same town in north-eastern Nigeria, teachers and parents have told the BBC. Most of those missing are aged between two and five y
Dozens of Nigerian fishermen feared dead after Chad air strikes on Boko Haram
Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead after Chad's military launched air strikes on Boko Haram militants in the Lake Chad region, a local fishermen's leader has told the BBC. Abubakar Gamandi
What to know about the largest coordinated attack in over a decade by militants and rebels in Mali
This photo released by Front of Azawad Liberation, shows militants on the streets in Kidal, northern, Mali, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Front of Azawad Liberation/ ViaAP) An ariel view of Bamako, Mali
Gunmen kill 29 in attack in Nigeria's Adamawa state, governor says
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Published Apr 28, 2026, 03:17 AM Updated Apr 28, 2026, 03:17 AM YOLA, Nigeria, April 27 - Gunmen killed at least 29 people in an attack on
Gunmen kill at least 29 at football pitch in north-east Nigeria, governor says
Attack in Adamawa state continues wave of violence across the country, including armed raid on orphanage in Kogi Gunmen have killed at least 29 people in north-east Nigeria, a state governor said on
Gunmen raid Nigerian orphanage and kidnap children
Eight children are still missing after gunmen raided an unregistered orphanage in Nigeria's north-central Kogi State and kidnapped 23, authorities have said. Kogi's information commissioner Kingsley
Nigeria: Jihadists kill army general and soldiers in attack on Borno state base
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Jihadists Kill Top Nigerian General in Attack on Base
Jihadists killed an army general and several troops in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria, local government and intelligence sources told AFP Thursday. Brigadier General Oseni Omoh B