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Nigerian Opposition Leader Appeals For Calm Amid Election Postponement

Feb 09, 2015 11:47 AM EST

Nigerian opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari urged his supporters to be calm following the controversial postponement of the presidential elections.

Goodluck Jonathan Closely Escapes Female Suicide Bomber's Attack

Kat De Guzman |

Feb 05, 2015 03:41 AM EST

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan was almost killed as a female suicide bomber detonated a bomb during a campaign rally just minutes after he left the area, but 18 people were injured in the attack.

Boko Haram Kidnaps 80 In Cameroon, Attacks Nigeria Leaving Four Dead

Kat De Guzman |

Jan 19, 2015 10:51 AM EST

Suspected militants from the extremist group Boko Haram have reportedly attacked a village in northern Cameroon on Sunday leaving three people dead.

International Military Action Being Considered Against Boko Haram

Kat De Guzman |

Jan 16, 2015 02:13 AM EST

The extremist group Boko Haram has taken more lives in recent weeks as they scoured more villages in Nigeria, prompting the international community to plan a multinational military intervention in the hopes of stopping the insurgency in the country.

Boko Haram Opens Fire on Woman in Childbirth

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 15, 2015 04:29 PM EST

A woman in the middle of giving birth was not spared from a Boko Haram attack in a village in northeastern Nigeria.

File photo of bombing in Kano police station

"Pretty" 10-Year Old Girl Used as Suicide Bomber by Boko Haram

Jose Mario Fuderanan |

Jan 11, 2015 04:00 AM EST

At least 19 people were killed and more than 20 injured as explosives strapped in the body of a young girl as young as 10 years old detonated at a packed market in northern Nigeria.

Boko Haram Kills Dozens In Another Nigerian Town

Kat De Guzman |

Jan 08, 2015 11:50 PM EST

Boko Haram militants in Nigeria reportedly killed dozens of people in the last two days and burned houses down in the northeastern town of Baga as they seized it from the military.

Child Bride Might Get Death Penalty For Killing Husband In Nigeria

Kat De Guzman |

Nov 27, 2014 10:55 PM EST

A 14-year-old child bride identified as Wasilat Tasi'u has been accused of murdering her 35-year-old husband by putting rat poison in his food resulting to her being on trial and facing the possibility of receiving a death penalty.

Teen Female Suicide Bombers Kill 30 In Maiduguri, Boko Haram Suspected

Christl Leong |

Nov 25, 2014 11:13 PM EST

At least 30 people were killed on Tuesday after two teen female suicide bombers linked to terror group Boko Haram, targeted a busy market in Nigeria's northeastern provincial capital of Maiduguri.

Suicide Bombing In Nigerian School Kills 47l, Boko Haram Might Be Responsible

Kat De Guzman |

Nov 10, 2014 11:33 PM EST

At least 47 people were reportedly killed when a suicide bombing took place outside a school located in Nigeria leaving 79 people wounded and police officials suspect Boko Haram might be responsible for the said attack.

Boko Haram Abductions, Attacks Persist In Nigeria Despite Ceasefire

Christl Leong |

Oct 24, 2014 08:06 AM EDT

A week-old ceasefire between militant faction Boko Haram and the Nigerian government has been shaky at best as civilian abductions and recurrent attacks by insurgents persist in the region.

Nigerians Hopeful That Boko Haram Will Release Kidnapped Chibok Girls Soon

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 20, 2014 11:43 PM EDT

Nigerians have been very cautious and hopeful after reports on Monday swirled that the Boko Haram might release the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls they abducted abducted.

Government health workers administer blood tests to check for the Ebola virus in Kenema, Sierra Leone, on June 25, 2014.

Nigeria Declares Itself Ebola-Free

Dan Weisman |

Oct 20, 2014 04:27 PM EDT

Doctors said the nation of 160 million people was able to eradicate the disease through strong tracking, quarantines and aggressive use of water combined with sugar and salt to rehydrate patients.

''Bring Back Our Girls'' campaign demonstration and candlelight vigil, held on Mother's Day in Los Angeles May 11, 2014.

Boko Haram Agrees To Release Girls, Ceasefire with Nigeria

Dan Weisman |

Oct 17, 2014 03:26 PM EDT

Nigerian military sources said Friday the government had obtained the release of more than 200 captive school girls from the rebel Boko Haram group along with a ceasefire agreement.

Boko Haram Group 'Must Be Stopped' - UK Politicians, Military Leaders

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 14, 2014 09:15 PM EDT

Greater effort must be exerted in order to stop the Boko Haram, the group responsible for the abduction of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, a letter by UK politicians and former military leaders has stated.

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