Boko Haram
Church bombing in north Nigeria kills at least three
Oct 28, 2012 06:09 EDT
A suspected suicide attacker attempted to slam a car bomb into a Catholic church during services Sunday in the Nigerian city of Kaduna, killing at least three people, including himself, officials said.
Loud blast in area near church in northern Nigeria
Oct 28, 2012 05:14 EDT
A loud explosion shook an area near a church in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna on Sunday, but further details were not immediately clear, including on possible casualties, residents said.
Blast hits military patrol in Nigeria's restive city
Oct 21, 2012 13:58 EDT
An explosive device targeting a military patrol went off Sunday on a road in Nigeria's northeastern city of Potiskum, setting the vehicle on fire, military and residents said.
Residents flee Nigerian city after deadly attacks
Oct 21, 2012 08:15 EDT
Hundreds of residents of a northeastern Nigerian city were fleeing Sunday after three days of Islamist attacks that left at least 31 dead and many buildings and properties razed, witnesses said.
Gunmen kill at least 31 in Nigerian city
Oct 20, 2012 18:09 EDT
Gunmen killed eight people in Nigeria's troubled city of Potiskum Saturday, raising the death toll to 31 for three days of violence in the northeastern town, police and residents said.
Gunmen kill at least 30 in Nigerian city
Oct 20, 2012 15:38 EDT
Gunmen killed seven people in Nigeria's troubled city of Potiskum Saturday, taking the death toll to at least 30 for three days of violence in the northeastern town, police and residents said.
Nigeria death toll rises to 30 after gun attacks
Oct 20, 2012 11:26 EDT
Gunmen killed seven people in Nigeria's troubled city of Potiskum Saturday, taking the death toll to at least 30 for three days of violence in the northeastern town, police and residents said.
Gunmen 'kill seven' in fresh Nigeria attack
Oct 20, 2012 11:13 EDT
Gunmen killed seven people in Nigeria's city of Potiskum Saturday, taking the death toll to at least 30 for a wave of attacks in the northeastern town, police and residents said.
Attacks 'kill at least 23' in Nigeria's northeast
Oct 20, 2012 08:59 EDT
A wave of attacks by suspected Boko Haram Islamists in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 23 people and destroyed several buildings, a hospital official and residents said Saturday.
Attacks, clash in north Nigeria kill several, burn buildings
Oct 19, 2012 16:17 EDT
Attacks and gun battles between suspected Islamists and security forces in a northeastern Nigerian town have killed several people and destroyed buildings, residents and authorities said Friday, while unrest also hit another city.
Attacks, clashes in north Nigeria leave several dead
Oct 19, 2012 09:59 EDT
Explosions and gun battles between suspected Islamist extremists and security forces hit northeastern Nigeria, leaving several people dead and buildings destroyed in one city, officials and residents said Friday.
Several killed, buildings destroyed in Nigeria attacks
Oct 19, 2012 07:49 EDT
A series of attacks by suspected Boko Haram Islamists in northeast Nigeria has killed several people and destroyed a number of buildings, residents and authorities said Friday.
More unrest hits battered northeastern Nigerian city
Oct 18, 2012 17:19 EDT
Explosions and gunfire shook northeast Nigeria's Potiskum for the second day running on Thursday, further rattling the city previously hit hard by Islamist extremist attacks.
Soldiers accused of abuses after Nigeria student massacre
Oct 18, 2012 14:05 EDT
Nigerian troops have been accused of indiscriminate shootings and other abuses in a troubled town where gunmen this month massacred 40 people, including students, a lawyers' group said Thursday.
Niger, Nigeria vow to work together to fight terror
Oct 18, 2012 13:46 EDT
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou and his Nigerian counterpart Goodluck Jonathan agreed Thursday to reinforce joint efforts against terrorism in their countries, which have been the target of attacks by armed Islamists.
Central Nigeria ethnic clash kills at least 30 people
Oct 17, 2012 13:41 EDT
An ethnic dispute over land in central Nigeria that has repeatedly flared up in the past has led to an attack that left houses burnt and at least 30 people dead, a governor's spokesman said Wednesday.
Gunfire, blasts in northeast Nigeria town
Oct 17, 2012 07:01 EDT
Heavy explosions and gunfire rocked the northeast Nigerian town of Potiskum on Wednesday, residents said, after violence this week left at least 24 people dead in the city of Maiduguri.
Nigerian military claims 24 Boko Haram members killed
Oct 16, 2012 13:09 EDT
Nigeria's military said Tuesday 24 Boko Haram members were killed in violence that rocked the city of Maiduguri, as the extremists launched attacks with bombs and rocket-propelled grenades.
Fresh blasts, gunfire in Nigeria's Maiduguri
Oct 16, 2012 09:30 EDT
An embattled Nigerian city was in lockdown on Tuesday following a spate of blasts and persistent gunfire in a neighbourhood seen as stronghold of Islamist insurgents, residents said.
Gunmen kidnap five aid workers, driver in Niger: official
Oct 15, 2012 19:44 EDT
Gunmen have abducted five aid workers and a driver in Niger, a country which borders troubled Mali and Nigeria and where Al-Qaeda's regional branch has carried out kidnappings in the past, an official said Monday.
