Borno state
Bombs Kill 54 People in Northeastern Nigeria, Shattering Relative Calm
Sunday's attacks in Maiduguri followed more than a month without violence in the area, and came the day after the release of a recording alleged to be of Boko Haram's leader.
Boko Haram Massacres 56 in Nigeria Despite Progress Against Terror Group
Officials trumpeted the arrest of 14 Boko Haram suspects across the country over the last two months, just as the insurgency killed 56 people in a village in Borno State.
Suicide Bomber Hits Mosque in Nigerian City Hours After Deadly Boko Haram RPG Attack
The attack on Maiduguri, the capital of the Nigeria’s restive Borno state, came just one day after the country’s new president vowed to take on the militant group.
Is This the 'Final Push'? Chad and Niger Enter Nigeria to Tackle Boko Haram
A human rights researcher told VICE News that they're uncertain of the legal basis that the new offensive is operating under.
Boko Haram's New Execution Video Imitates Those of the Islamic State
The production marks a change for the terror group, which had earlier distributed less sophisticated videos that typically showed rambling speeches from the group's leader, Abubakr Shekau.
Niger Joins Multinational Fight Against Boko Haram as Residents Flee Nigerian Border
Amid intensifying attacks from the Islamist terrorist insurgency, Niger’s parliament voted to approve the deployment of troops to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria.
Mugabe Picked as Next African Union Leader as Fight Against Boko Haram Ramps Up
The controversial 90-year-old president of Zimbabwe was appointed the African Union's next chairman at an annual summit where leaders also pledged to send more troops to battle Boko Haram.
Boko Haram Attacks Kill More Than 200 as John Kerry Arrives in Nigeria
Militants attacked the largest city in northeast Nigeria, putting hundreds of thousands of civilians "at grave risk" just as the US secretary of state landed in the country.
German Boko Haram Hostage Freed as Video Claims Responsibility for Baga Massacre
An operation led by Cameroonian armed forces won Nitsch Eberhard Robert's release while a purported Boko Haram video answered for an attack in Borno State that killed anywhere between 150 to 2,000 people.
'It's Like Being Blind and Deaf': We Spoke to Some of the Nigerians Displaced by Boko Haram
The massacre at Baga was only the latest in a long line of Boko Haram atrocities, and the situation for the displaced survivors is getting worse.
Attacks Raise Fears That Boko Haram Is Using Kidnapped Schoolgirls as Suicide Bombers
A series of suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria involving young girls has led to speculation that the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram last year might be involved.
Gruesome Reports Emerge of New Boko Haram Massacre in Northern Nigeria
The estimated number of casualties in the town of Baga vary wildly, but one local official claimed 2,000 people had been killed in the Boko Haram attack.