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Our weapons superior to Boko Haram’s - Nigerian Army

Army yesterday denied claims that it was using obsolete weapons to fight Boko Haram terrorists in the Northeast, asserting that such claims ...

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Boko Haram Insurgency: President Buhari Heads To Chad

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday departed Abuja for N’Djamena, Chad, to preside over the Summit of Heads of States and Governments of ...

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Nigerian Troops Foil Another Attack, Kill 100 Insurgents

Over 100 insurgents were said to have been killed by troops in Maiduguri yesterday. Sixteen civilians were feared dead and about 36 peop...

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Nigeria Military 'Warned Before Major Boko Haram Attacks'

Amnesty International on Wednesday claimed that Nigeria's military top brass were warned of brutal Boko Haram attacks on the northeast t...

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Nigerian Military Kill 53 Insurgents

As the war against insurgents in some parts of Borno State continued yesterday with the military still carrying on the coordinated ground an...

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Libya's Ansar Confirms Chief's Death

Libyan Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia has confirmed that its leader Mohammad al-Zahawi has died. In a statement, the group said "we...

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LRA's Dominic Ongwen 'Capture': Seleka Rebels Want $5m Reward

Seleka rebels in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) say they should get a reward for capturing a Ugandan militia leader wanted for war crimes...

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Boko Haram Destroys 16 Towns, Villages In Nigeria

Boko Haram razed at least 16 towns and villages in a renewed assault after capturing a key military base in restive northeast Nigeria at the...

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[NIGERIA] Tunde Bakare Calls For Postponement Of Presidential Election• Advocates Transitional Government

In view of the growing Boko Haram insurgency in the country, which he said may hinder a free and fair election, the serving overseer of Latt...

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Mayor Of Mali Town Killed As Clashes And Abuses Spike In North

The mayor of a town in northern Mali died on Saturday from wounds sustained in an ambush that killed his son, one of a string of attacks hig...

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NIGERIA: New Year Predictions - Insurgency'll Be Weakened Worldwide - Pastor Adeboye

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has predicted that insurgency worldwide will ...

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Nigerian, Not Cameroon Airforce Bombed Boko Haram Terrorists In North-East - - DHQ

Following reports Tuesday, that Cameroonian air force jets on Monday launched air strikes on scores of Boko Haram terrorists who occupied a ...

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Boko Haram Kills 15 In Northeastern Nigerian

Suspected Islamist militants opened fire in a town in northeast Nigeria, killing at least 15 people, witnesses and a security source said. ...

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US Air Strike In Somalia Targets Al-Shabab Leader

The US says it has conducted an air strike against the Islamist insurgent group al-Shabab in Somalia. Its target was a "senior lead...

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NIGERIA: Gunmen Kill 10 In Southern Kaduna

Gunmen, at the weekend, attacked and killed 10 natives, wounding others at Tattaura Community in Sanga Local Government Area of Southern Kad...

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Boko Haram Militants Stage Attacks In Northern Cameroon

Some 1,000 suspected Boko Haram fighters from Nigeria attacked five towns in northern Cameroon over the weekend and briefly occupied a milit...

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NIGERIA: Boko Haram Acts Negate Islamic Teaching - Sultan Of Sokoto

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has described the unholy activities of the violent sect, Boko Haram as a contradiction  of what ...

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Nigeria Military Uncovers Bomb Factory In Kano, Kills Suicide Bomber

The Defence authorities have said that a suicide bomber who rammed a Honda car primed with Improvised Explosive Devices into a military chec...

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NIGERIA: Teenager Says Rebels Forced Her Into Suicide Attack

A 14-year-old girl who was arrested this month with explosives strapped to her body said Wednesday that her parents had offered her as a vol...

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NIGERIA: Lt. Col., 15 Others Jailed Over Chibok Girls’ Abduction

The  Nigerian Army has sentenced three officers and 13 other soldiers to two years’ imprisonment each   over the April 14, 2014   abduction ...

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