Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed Nigerian military claims of his death in a new video obtained by AFP on Thursday and said the militants had implemented strict Islamic law in captured towns ...

Nigeria’s military on Saturday claimed further gains in its counter-offensive against Boko Haram, but the group’s shadowy leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed the talk of success as “lies”. Army spokesman ...

Former presidential adviser and activist Najaatu Mohammed has launched a blistering attack on former Governor Ali Modu Sheriff, reviving long-standing allegations linking him to the terrorist group ...

Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (rtd), has said political leadership must take full ownership of the war against Boko Haram insurgency and wider insecurity in Nigeria. He stressed ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamic extremists have a new leader who is threatening to bomb churches and kill Christians while ending attacks on mosques and markets used by ordinary ...

Parents of the 78 pupils and students abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State have turned to prayers and other ...

The overthrown terrorist boss spoke in an audio message released in Hausa and Arabic in reaction to ISIS’ announcement. “We have heard news going round and attributed to people we had earlier pledge ...

Boko Haram is waging a seven-year-old uprising against the Nigerian state that has claimed more than 20,000 lives "Do not be overwhelmed by people like Donald Trump and the global coalition fighting ...

DAKAR, Senegal — The army in Niger says it used a targeted airstrike to kill a senior leader of the Boko Haram jihadi group, which has killed thousands of people in West Africa. Ibrahim Bakoura was ...