The research focused on Nigerian widows who lost their husbands in the Boko Haram conflict, and the extent to which the ...

Islamic extremists have killed nine people and injured four in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, authorities report.

Girls and young women freed from Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria continue to suffer severe hardships, including unlawful military detention, neglect, and inadequate support to start ...

Boko Haram is a militant Islamic group that has existed for more than a decade in Nigeria, but it has become increasingly violent since an internal leadership change in 2009.

Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram is going to be long and messy By Farai Sevenzo, CNN 4 minute read Published 11:02 AM EST, Thu January 19, 2017 Link Copied! Video Ad ...

The Rev. Alphonsus Afina and others had been traveling via car in northern Nigeria when they were ambushed and abducted.

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, ...

Boko Haram, Nigeria’s homegrown jihadis, took up arms in 2009 to fight Western education and impose their radical version of Islamic law. The conflict has spilled into Nigeria’s northern ...

For eight years now, we have been tracking the evolution of political violence in Nigeria with the Nigeria Security Tracker (NST). While Boko Haram has always been a focus, we have collected data ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A resurgence of Boko Haram attacks is shaking Nigeria's northeast, as Islamic extremists have repeatedly overrun military outposts, mined roads with bombs, ...