Bomb blast kills dozens in Nigeria

Bomb blast kills dozens in Nigeria

(VOVworld) – At least 32 people were killed and 119 injured in a suicide bombing in Potiskum, Yobe state, a territory at the heart of the insurgency by the Sunni Muslim...
Boko Haram leader shows up in new video

Boko Haram leader shows up in new video

(VOVworld) - A man resembling Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dismisses Nigerian military claims of his death in a new video obtained by the AFP news agency on Thursday
63 Nigerian hostages escaped Boko Haram

63 Nigerian hostages escaped Boko Haram

(VOVworld) – 63 women and girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in northeast Nigeria have escaped captivity and returned to their homes, security sources disclosed Sunday. The hostages managed to escape...
Bomb attack in Nigeria’s capital

Bomb attack in Nigeria’s capital

(VOVworld) - A car bombing at a bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital killed at least 16 people on Thursday, just weeks after a deadly attack hit the same...
Bomb attack in Nigeria

Bomb attack in Nigeria

(VOVworld) - A morning rush hour bomb killed at least 71 people at a Nigerian bus station on the outskirts of the capital Abuja on Monday
Violence continues in Nigeria

Violence continues in Nigeria

(VOVworld) – At least 212 people were killed as suspected gunmen of the Islamist extreme group Boko Haram attacked Maiduguri on Friday to rescue the group soldiers being kept by the...
Nigerian rebels attack universities

Nigerian rebels attack universities

(VOVworld)- Approximately 50 people were killed in an attack conducted by Boko Haram, a Muslim extremist group on Sunday at a college of the University of Agriculture in Gujba town, Yobe...
Nigeria sets curfew in Boko Haram stronghold

Nigeria sets curfew in Boko Haram stronghold

Nigeria's military has declared a 24-hour curfew on a dozen neighborhoods in a northeastern city that is a stronghold of the armed group Boko Haram. The military deployed jets and...

15 reported killed in Nigeria

Gunmen suspected of belonging to a radical Islamist sect attacked a village in northeast Nigeria, tying up men, women and children before slitting their throats and killing at least 15, witnesses said...

Bomb rocks Nigerian church

A massive explosion set off by a suicide bomber rocked a catholic church in the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi, killing at least two and injuring 48. According to unconfirmed reports, the...
World public condemns Nigeria violence

World public condemns Nigeria violence

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the multiple attacks across the northern Nigerian city of Kano, which resulted in large-scale casualties and massive destruction to property
Coordinated bomb attacks in Nigerian

Coordinated bomb attacks in Nigerian

A series of coordinated bomb attacks targeting security forces and gunfire in the city Friday killed at least eight people, including a suicide bomber at a police office