It was the latest national security shock and a symbol of the state’s impotence when a band of armed men attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna early on 24 August, killing two officers and ...

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - With a YouTube video reminiscent of the broadcasts of Osama bin Laden, Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram seems keen to paint itself as part of a wider global jihad. But in ...

Chad has declared three days of national mourning after a Boko Haram ambush in the volatile Lake Chad Basin on Wednesday left two generals dead. It follows an assault by the Nigeria-based group two ...

The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Professor Bamitale Omole, has assured participants and spectators of a hitch free Nigerian University Games (NUGA). Nigerian Athletes at a ...

ABUJA, June 10 (Reuters) - Amnesty International on Monday accused the Nigerian army of illegally detaining girls and young women who have escaped from Boko Haram captivity because the military ...

view Boko Haram's increase in capability to attack strategic foreign targets in major cities, such as the federal capital Abuja, is more easily attributable to support from members of the security ...