Drastic cuts to humanitarian aid in north-eastern Nigeria could prove a boon to one of the world's most deadly militant ...

In the second mass abduction in Nigeria within a week, armed groups have abducted at least 45 women in Zamfara state. Armed ...

Let’s analyse the Boko Haram insurgency using Galula’s counterinsurgency manual. The Boko Haram war has festered because it ...

Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention feels like "a second kidnapping," says his sister.

Jihadist violence has displaced rural communities from Nigeria's northern agricultural heartland. Now, aid agencies warn that ...

North East Joint Task Force's troops killed 17 Boko Haram terrorists during clearance operations in Borno and Adamawa states, says army spokesman - Anadolu Ajansı ...

A Nigerian high court has overturned the conviction of a Christian man who was sentenced to prison after helping two women ...

Despite receiving some of the highest security budgets in Africa, Nigeria remains one of the most unsafe places on the continent.

Troops conducting counter-insurgency operations in Borno State have repelled a coordinated attack by suspected Boko Haram and ...

The operations, including fighting patrols, ambushes, clearance and logistics strangulation operations, stretched from ...

When the Nigerian Air Force celebrated its 60th anniversary in May 2024, its spokesperson declared it was set to become the third largest air force in Africa within the next two years. This is based ...