(Reuters) – The State Department will formally designate the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization on Wednesday, congressional sources and
(Reuters) – An Islamist insurgency in Nigeria’s northeast is challenging the country’s stability and every effort is being made to tackle the extremists with “due
(Reuters) – Nigerian soldiers have tracked down and killed 50 members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram in its northeastern stronghold, an army spokesman said
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the release of all women held in connection with “terrorist activity”, the defence ministry says. The decision was aimed
(Reuters) – Nigeria claimed an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast on Monday, saying the militants’ activities had been