Mark Piggott is an author and journalist.

At least eight people were killed after a bus traveling along the Maiduguri-Damboa road in Nigeria's northeast Borno state on Saturday (April 12) detonated a landmine, Governor Babagana Zulum said, ...

In January, an ambush by the Boko Haram breakaway faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap), reportedly killed at least 20 Nigerian soldiers, while another attack in the same period left ...

The Yobe Government has announced its readiness to reintegrate ex-members of Boko Haram who have undergone the De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme under Operation ...

Borno state has been at the centre of a 15-year insurgency by Boko Haram, which has forced more than two million people to flee their homes and killed more than 40,000.

At the height of its insurgency in 2015, Boko Haram controlled huge areas in Borno state before being beaten back. The militant group gained international notoriety in April 2014 when it kidnapped ...

The governor of Nigeria’s Borno state, Babagana Zulum, has sounded on April 9 a stark warning about the resurgence of jihadist group Boko Haram, saying the militants have launched fresh attacks and ...

The Yobe Government has announced its readiness to reintegrate ex-members of Boko Haram who have undergone the De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme under Operation ...

Boko Haram has intensified its attacks and kidnappings in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state. This resurgence marks a setback for security forces, weakening their hold against the insurgents. The ...

Babagana Zulum called for more military assistance for soldiers fighting the insurgency. The Nigerian government has downplayed the governor's fears, saying security in the country has improved in ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram has renewed attacks and kidnappings in northeastern Borno state with little push back from security forces, suggesting that ...