Borno State remains the epicentre of Nigeria's long-running insurgency, with Boko Haram and ISWAP continuing to pose significant security threats despite ongoing military operations. The Nigerian army said Sunday it freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in southern Borno, in the northeastern part»»»

Nigerian soldiers Wednesday killed 80 jihadists who planned to attack a military position in conflict-battered Borno state, two days after multiple suicide bomber attacks in the state capital, the military said. Fighters from Boko Haram and the rival Islamic State West Africa Province group have ra»»»

LAGOS, March 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Nigerian soldiers Wednesday killed 60 jihadists who planned to attack a military position in conflict-battered Borno state, two days after multiple suicide bomber attacks in the state capital, the military said. Fighters from Boko Haram and the rival Islamic State »»»

Since 2009, Boko Haram has waged one of the deadliest insurgencies in Africa. Concentrated in north-east Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, the group has killed more than 35,000 people and displaced at least 2.5 million. Its attacks on schools, markets, religious centres, and entire villages have tor»»»

Authorities claims 24 fighters ‘neutralised’ around northeast Borno state and 30 armed men killed in northwest Katsina. Nigeria’s military and security forces have killed dozens of armed men in separate operations in the northwest and the northeast of the country, authorities have said. Security fo»»»

Vice President, Kashim Shettima has advocated for a redefined international order driven by justice and diplomacy in solving insecurity challenges, rather than injecting money alone in the quest for security, stability and recovery of the Lake Chad Basin region. Shettima made the call in Maiduguri »»»

Nigerian troops have killed 76 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in the country's northeastern Borno state in recent weeks, a spokesperson said on Thursday. The militants were believed to belong to the armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP, who have been wa»»»

The United Nations has strongly condemned the attacks by suspected Boko Haram insurgents and the murder of 40 civilians in Dumba community, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, in a statement on Wednesday, denounced the atta»»»