Boko Haram, officially known as “Jama‘atu Ahl as-Sunnah li-Da‘awati wal-Jihad,” seeks to overthrow the Nigerian government ...

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dauda Buba Fika, a highly respected officer in Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram, has passed away. He died at the National Hospital, Abuja, at about 3:30 ...

Boko Haram terrorism weakened Nigeria so much that other armed herdsmen and bandit groups sprouted all over the country. Nigerians want full disclosure on the level of the alleged USAID ...

KOULKIMÉ, Chad — Alhadji Yaro was a teenager when Boko Haram militants stormed onto his island in the vast, blue-green waters of Lake Chad and made villagers an offer at gunpoint.

Two weeks after a failed reconciliation move between Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), popularly known as Boko Haram, and its breakaway faction, Islamic State West Africa ...

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked Kayakura village in Borno State, killing at least 40 farmers and leaving dozens unaccounted for The attack occurred less than 24 hours after a similar ...

Two weeks after a failed reconciliation attempt between Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), commonly known as Boko Haram, and its breakaway faction, the Islamic State West Africa ...

This is not the first time the Bakura Doro-led faction of Boko Haram and ISWAP engaged in such violent fighting on the islands of Lake Chad Basin. Two weeks after a failed reconciliation move ...

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has said there is no evidence that the United States Agency for International Development is funding Boko Haram or any terrorist group.

Recall that on February 13, Congressman Scott Perry accused USAID of funding terrorist groups, including Boko Haram. Boko Haram is a terrorist group founded in 2002 by Mohammed Yusuf. The group ...

The statement further highlighted that Boko Haram was officially designated a Foreign Terrorist Organisation by the US Secretary of State on November 14, 2013. It said the designation was to block ...