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Nigeria Army Drone Strike Accidently Kills 85 Civilians
A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 civilians on Sunday in a village in northwest Kaduna State, officials said, in one of the country's deadliest military bombing mishaps.
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Three Suicide Bombers Kill 18 People In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri: Police
Three suicide bombers killed 18 people in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri said the state police commissioner
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Over 100 Killed As Nigerian Jet Mistakenly Bombs Displaced Camp
A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers, a Borno state official said.
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At Least Two Dead In Nigeria Suicide Attack
At least two people were killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack on a university campus in northeast Nigeria, a local resident, a lecturer and emergency services told AFP on Monday.
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10-Year-Old Girl Used As Human Bomb In Nigeria Attack
One person was seriously injured when a suicide bomber aged around 10 blew herself up in a New Year's Eve attack in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses and aid workers told AFP Sunday.
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Nigerian Girls, Age 8, Blow Themselves Up In Market, Injuring 17
Two little girls approximately seven or eight years old blew themselves up in a northeastern Nigerian market on Sunday, killing themselves and wounding at least 17 others, witnesses said.
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Boko Haram Stages 3 Suicide Attacks In Northeast Nigeria: Police
Boko Haram Islamists staged three suicide attacks in Nigeria's restive northeast on Friday, leaving four attackers and two civilian vigilantes dead, police said.
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7 Killed As Bombing Targets Taxi In Northeastern Nigeria
An explosion targeted a passenger-filled taxi in northeastern Nigeria's largest city on Wednesday, killing at least seven in the deadliest bombing there in several months, officials and witnesses said.
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Iraq, Nigeria And Now Turkey: Child Bombers, A Shift In Terrorists' Strategy
The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in the northern city of Kirkuk. Pulling off his shirt, they found a two-kilogram bomb strapped to his skinny frame.
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Nigeria Oil Pipeline Bombed Causing Massive Spills
Militants bombed a state-run oil pipeline in southern Nigeria Monday causing massive spills, in the latest attack on the country's oil infrastructure, said an industry official.
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Alarming Rise In Child Suicide Bombers Used By Boko Haram: United Nations
The number of children used by Nigeria's Boko Haram to stage suicide bombings has risen more than 10-fold in one of the most "horrific" aspects of the Islamist insurgency, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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At least 10 Dead In Suicide Bombing In Northeast Nigeria
A teenage suicide bomber on Friday blew himself up in a grain market in Nigeria's restive northeast, killing at least 10 people, witnesses said.
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Triple Suicide Bombing Kills 26 In North Cameroon Market
At least 26 people were killed on Monday when three suicide bombers blew themselves up at a market in the far north of Cameroon, a region often targeted by Nigeria's Boko Haram.
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Boko Haram Kill 7 In Suicide Attack, Raid: Residents
Boko Haram gunmen have mounted their first attacks since Nigeria's government declared the Islamist group "technically" defeated, killing seven people in a raid and suicide bombing, residents told AFP on Wednesday.
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Nigerian Minister Claims Boko Haram 'Largely' Defeated
Nigeria's information minister today insisted that Boko Haram was "largely defeated" despite two days of bombings blamed on the terrorist group that left dozens dead in the volatile northeast.
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Nigeria Army Drone Strike Accidently Kills 85 Civilians
A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 civilians on Sunday in a village in northwest Kaduna State, officials said, in one of the country's deadliest military bombing mishaps.
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Three Suicide Bombers Kill 18 People In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri: Police
Three suicide bombers killed 18 people in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri said the state police commissioner
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Over 100 Killed As Nigerian Jet Mistakenly Bombs Displaced Camp
A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers, a Borno state official said.
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At Least Two Dead In Nigeria Suicide Attack
At least two people were killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack on a university campus in northeast Nigeria, a local resident, a lecturer and emergency services told AFP on Monday.
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10-Year-Old Girl Used As Human Bomb In Nigeria Attack
One person was seriously injured when a suicide bomber aged around 10 blew herself up in a New Year's Eve attack in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses and aid workers told AFP Sunday.
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Nigerian Girls, Age 8, Blow Themselves Up In Market, Injuring 17
Two little girls approximately seven or eight years old blew themselves up in a northeastern Nigerian market on Sunday, killing themselves and wounding at least 17 others, witnesses said.
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Boko Haram Stages 3 Suicide Attacks In Northeast Nigeria: Police
Boko Haram Islamists staged three suicide attacks in Nigeria's restive northeast on Friday, leaving four attackers and two civilian vigilantes dead, police said.
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7 Killed As Bombing Targets Taxi In Northeastern Nigeria
An explosion targeted a passenger-filled taxi in northeastern Nigeria's largest city on Wednesday, killing at least seven in the deadliest bombing there in several months, officials and witnesses said.
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Iraq, Nigeria And Now Turkey: Child Bombers, A Shift In Terrorists' Strategy
The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in the northern city of Kirkuk. Pulling off his shirt, they found a two-kilogram bomb strapped to his skinny frame.
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Nigeria Oil Pipeline Bombed Causing Massive Spills
Militants bombed a state-run oil pipeline in southern Nigeria Monday causing massive spills, in the latest attack on the country's oil infrastructure, said an industry official.
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Alarming Rise In Child Suicide Bombers Used By Boko Haram: United Nations
The number of children used by Nigeria's Boko Haram to stage suicide bombings has risen more than 10-fold in one of the most "horrific" aspects of the Islamist insurgency, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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At least 10 Dead In Suicide Bombing In Northeast Nigeria
A teenage suicide bomber on Friday blew himself up in a grain market in Nigeria's restive northeast, killing at least 10 people, witnesses said.
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Triple Suicide Bombing Kills 26 In North Cameroon Market
At least 26 people were killed on Monday when three suicide bombers blew themselves up at a market in the far north of Cameroon, a region often targeted by Nigeria's Boko Haram.
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Boko Haram Kill 7 In Suicide Attack, Raid: Residents
Boko Haram gunmen have mounted their first attacks since Nigeria's government declared the Islamist group "technically" defeated, killing seven people in a raid and suicide bombing, residents told AFP on Wednesday.
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Nigerian Minister Claims Boko Haram 'Largely' Defeated
Nigeria's information minister today insisted that Boko Haram was "largely defeated" despite two days of bombings blamed on the terrorist group that left dozens dead in the volatile northeast.
