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Borno State
Over 60 killed as Boko Haram strikes resettled village in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram gunmen struck a recently resettled village in Nigeria’s Borno State late Friday. Residents of Darul Jamal, a community in Bama Local Government Area, say militants stormed the settlement at night and left scores dead. Survivor Mohammed Babagana told The Associated Press that “at least 60 people” were killed. Governor Babagana Zulum, who toured…
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UN sounds alarm over Nigeria’s deepening hunger crisis as funding for food aid runs dry across West and Central Africa
An alarming hunger emergency is sweeping through Nigeria, where nearly 31 million people now...
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Boko Haram kills 9 in northeast Nigeria as governor warns against aiding militants
Nine people have been killed and four others injured in a deadly assault on the Malam Fatori...
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Suicide bombing in Borno restaurant kills 10 amid ongoing insurgency in northeast Nigeria
A quiet evening in Konduga, a town roughly 30 kilometers from Maiduguri in Nigeria’s...
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Nigerian priest formerly based in Alaska abducted by Boko Haram in Borno state ambush
A Nigerian Catholic priest who once served in Alaska has been abducted by Boko Haram militants along with other civilians in northeastern Nigeria, the church confirmed. The Rev. Alphonsus Afina, who returned...
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Roadside bomb blast claims lives of 8 bus passengers in northeast Nigeria
A roadside bomb, believed to have been planted by Islamic extremists, detonated beneath a passenger bus in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring over a dozen more, according...
