Sani Usman

A child suicide bomber detonated his explosives, killing himself, two other bombers and six people in northeast Nigeria, in the latest bloodshed blamed on Boko Haram Islamist group, the army said on Monday.

Nigerian military has commuted the death sentences handed to 66 soldiers for mutiny over claims they refused to fight Boko Haram Islamists, a spokesman said today.

Nigeria's military has said it has made its first arrest as a result of publishing a list of the 100 "most wanted" Boko Haram suspects

The Nigerian army said Thursday it had reinstated some 3,000 soldiers who were dismissed for alleged indiscipline in the battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon laid a wreath in conflict-hit Nigeria's capital today to commemorate the fourth anniversary of a deadly attack on the global body by Boko Haram militants.

A suspected Boko Haram bomber was killed and a security guard was wounded Saturday in a botched suicide attack on a crowded market in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, vigilantes told AFP.

Nigeria's military today said it had begun shifting the command centre for its battle against Boko Haram from the capital to Maiduguri in the northeast, following a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari.

A child suicide bomber detonated his explosives, killing himself, two other bombers and six people in northeast Nigeria, in the latest bloodshed blamed on Boko Haram Islamist group, the army said on Monday.

Nigerian military has commuted the death sentences handed to 66 soldiers for mutiny over claims they refused to fight Boko Haram Islamists, a spokesman said today.

Nigeria's military has said it has made its first arrest as a result of publishing a list of the 100 "most wanted" Boko Haram suspects

The Nigerian army said Thursday it had reinstated some 3,000 soldiers who were dismissed for alleged indiscipline in the battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon laid a wreath in conflict-hit Nigeria's capital today to commemorate the fourth anniversary of a deadly attack on the global body by Boko Haram militants.

A suspected Boko Haram bomber was killed and a security guard was wounded Saturday in a botched suicide attack on a crowded market in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, vigilantes told AFP.

Nigeria's military today said it had begun shifting the command centre for its battle against Boko Haram from the capital to Maiduguri in the northeast, following a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari.