The Senator representing Borno Central, Baba Kaka Garbai has said that the story that the insurgents have been degraded is nothing but a lie as the terror group still hold on strong to about 50 percent of troubled Borno State. Garbai who spoke to journalists on Saturday evening during a condolenc...

No fewer than 1,500 women gave birth in 28 Internally Displaced Persons’ camps in Borno in 2015, the State Primary Health Care Management Board said on Sunday in Maiduguri. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr. Sule Mene, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the deliveries were recorded betwe...

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja To address humanitarian crisis in Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad caused by the Boko Haram insurgency, Australia said it has allocated $3m to help fight hunger in the region. It also said that it had dedicated an additional $2.4m to existing projects to combat malnut...

When German President Joachim Gauck visits Nigeria, he will be coming to a country struggling with several issues including the impact of low oil prices. He will be meeting Nigeria's Buhari, who has his hands full. Nigeria is Africa's largest economy. But this economy is struggling on several ...

Le président Idriss Deby Itno sera investi ce soir à l’issue du septième congrès extraordinaire de son parti, le Mouvement patriotique du Salut. En revanche, ses principaux adversaires n’ont pas encore été investis. Parmi les candidatures déjà déclarées, on note celle d’une femme. Si sa candidat...

Maiduguri, Nigeria | AFP | Tuesday 2/9/2016 - 03:27 GMT | 756 words by Phil HAZLEWOOD Bitrus Yakubu has an uplifting story about how he was reunited with his pregnant wife weeks after they were separated fleeing from Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria. His wife, Maryam, then gave birth to twin...

Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | 2/8/2016 - 00:23 GMT Nigeria's army on Sunday said it has launched a probe into recent attacks by Boko Haram militants which claimed dozens of lives of lives near Maiduguri, capital of northeast Borno state. At least 85 people died when insurgents stormed and torched a v...

The Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume has said that the National Assembly is on "the same page" with the executive arm of government in the war again Boko Haram as legislators are willing to ensure that needed funds to prosecute the war are made available to the military. Ndume, who spoke...

Terrorism in West Africa is evolving into a more regional phenomenon. In order to hold back wider destabilization, international partners would be wise to emphasize regional cooperation in response. Take the latest attacks. In late November 2015, militants used grenades and assault rifles to take...

• Planned terror attacks thwarted, Falae’s kidnapper killed • Presidency beefs up security at the Villa • Troops in North-east groan over unpaid allowances • Army blames delay on TSA, BVN, poor network Tobi Soniyi and Senator Iroegbu in Abuja and Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri with agency rep...