Armed groups have been targeting scrap collectors, accusing them of spying for troops and the militia fighting them.
Armed gunmen attacked a prison and freed several Boko Haram members. Analysts fear it will lead to a ripple effect.
Gunmen attacked a convoy carrying an advance security team for President Buhari in his home state of Katsina.
The girls were found on June 12 and 14 in two different locations by Nigerian troops.
More than 100 schoolgirls are still missing since their April 2014 abduction in northeastern Nigeria by Boko Haram.
For more than 10 years, Nigeria has grappled with various armed groups unleashing terror in the north of the country.
Chibok first came to the limelight when Boko Haram abducted about 200 schoolgirls from the community’s school in 2014.
Some 2.2 million people have been displaced in over a decade of violence from Boko Haram and its factions in the north.
About 39,000 Cameroonians in the US could benefit from suspension of deportation and access to work permits.
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Relatives of the abducted passengers say government inefficiency led to the attack and is delaying rescue efforts.
There are growing concerns of potential alliances between the bandits and other armed groups like Boko Haram.
The men were found guilty of setting up a cell in the United Arab Emirates to raise funds for Boko Haram.
Military commander claims Abu Musab al-Barnawi is dead, but West Africa’s ISIL branch has yet to confirm.
N’Djamena says the ‘strategic redeployment’ is to better adapt to the organisation of rebel groups in the region.
