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Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might alter how people think of Luton, a place long dogged by a ramshackle image and links to extremism. The administration’s top drug ... Read More

Buratai: Boko Haram defeated but 'not eliminated'

Nigerian university builds trench to stop Boko Haram attacks You can see the interview in full on Tuesday 4 July on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel and after on BBC iPlayer (UK only ... Read More

Troops neutralise 3 Boko Haram terrorists, rescue 9 from captivity

Maiduguri —Troops of 21 Armored Brigade, ‘Operation HADIN KAI’, North East Theatre have neutralised three Boko Haram terrorists ... with Civilian Joint Task Force and HYBRID forces, the ... Read More

Two Boko Haram commanders surrender to military task force in Borno

Two Boko Haram commanders, Ibrahim Muhammed and Auwal Muhammed, alias “Wanka’’, have surrendered to troops of Sector 3 of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, in Monguno, Borno State. Read More

Troops push back Boko Haram

Nigerian troops pushed back an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the outskirts of Borno state capital Maiduguri in the early hours of yesterday, reporters and military sources said. The attack ... Read More

Troops Neutrialise 3 Boko Haram Terrorists, Rescue 9 Captives

The troops of 21 armored Brigade, Operation Hadin Kai, have neutralised three Boko Haram terrorists in Bama ... with the Civilian Joint Task Force and hybrid forces, the troops conducted clearance ... Read More

Boko Haram

The Islamist group Boko Haram seized 276 girls from a school in Chibok in 2014 Most of the Chibok girls abducted 10 years ago in Nigeria are now free but some feel badly let down. Some 200 ... Read More

U.S. & World News

Biden sees a $35 price cap for insulin as a pivotal campaign issue. It’s not that clear-cut ... Read More

Benin stakes a claim in the art world with first Venice Biennale pavilion

Benin stakes a claim in the art world with first Venice Biennale pavilion on facebook (opens in a new window) Benin stakes a claim in the art world with first Venice Biennale pavilion on linkedin ... Read More

Nigerian troops kill 57 Boko Haram terrorists

Nigerian special forces eliminated 57 Boko Haram fighters in the country’s northeastern state of Borno on Tuesday. The Nigerian army conducted operations against ... Read More

Troops Nab 6 Boko Haram Logistics Suppliers In Borno

No fewer than six Boko Haram logistics suppliers have been arrested by troops of the Nigerian Army in Borno State. The troops of 112 Task Force Battalion of Operation Hadin Kai in conjunction with ... Read More

Mourners killed by Boko Haram blast - Nigeria police

Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has killed 20 mourners returning ... horrific," resident Idris Geidam told the Associated Press news agency. Yobe police spokesman Dungus Abdulkarim said that ... Read More