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June 21st, 2018 - 07:00 GMT

Army Base Suicide Bombing Leaves 15 Wounded in Nigeria

A suicide bomb attack on an army base has injured 15 people, including soldiers and local security personnel, in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri.

80 girls were rescued at a border town between Borno and Yobe (AFP/File Photo)

February 22nd, 2018 - 02:46 GMT

Nigerian Army Frees 80 girls Abducted by Boko Haram

Two women carrying jerrycans filled with water walk past children in the town of Banki in northeastern Nigeria on April 26, 2017. (AFP/Florian Plaucheur)

May 7th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Boko Haram Releases 82 Kidnapped Chibok Girls

Followers of Ibrahim Zakzaky march in Kano, Nigeria (AFP/Pius Utomi Ekpei)

October 16th, 2016 - 07:05 GMT

Nigerian Shia take to Twitter to say they are being persecuted

Members of the Nigerian Army. (AFP/File)

July 14th, 2016 - 04:30 GMT

Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian soldiers, at least two killed

Niger says arrested more than 600 people for Boko Haram links since February. (AFP/File)

May 2nd, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Nigeria: 400 Boko Haram hostages freed by the army

The Nigerian Army has arrested the leader of a vicious Boko Haram splinter group. (AFP/File)

April 4th, 2016 - 01:11 GMT

Nigerian forces capture leader of al-Qaeda linked militant group

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January 24th, 2016 - 06:50 GMT

Nigerians protest mass-killing of Shia

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December 21st, 2015 - 12:07 GMT

Nigerian army demolishes Shia religious center

At least 63 people in Nigeria were killed when homemade bombs exploded Wednesday. (Twitter)

June 17th, 2015 - 04:38 GMT

Abandoned Boko Haram bombs kill 63 in Nigeria

The Nigerian army also killed several Boko Haram militants during the rescue operation. (AFP/File)

May 23rd, 2015 - 04:28 GMT

Nigerian army rescues 20 hostages from Boko Haram