Boko Haram releases 82 Chibok girls in prisoner swap

Eight-two Chibok schoolgirls among the 276 were released by Boko Haram militants on Saturday after more than three years in captivity. A government official said consistent negotiations between......

100 killed as Nigerian jet 'mistakenly' bombed refugee camp

More than 100 people have been killed after a Nigerian military jet mistakenly bombed a refugee camp in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria. The Independent quoted aid organisations and the local......

Metastasis of Al-qaeda? Pan-African terrorism

In a televised broadcast on December 31,2011, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in parts of the country following anti-Christian violence by a jihadi group called......

Female bombers kill 56 in northeast Nigerian refugee camp

Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a northeast Nigerian refugee camp, killing at least 56 people, health and rescue officials said on Wednesday. A third woman bomber was arrested and......

With 'nothing to lose' Fritz eyes Djokovic's number

IMAGE: Taylor Fritz, one of three US men in the last eight, was thrashed 6-0, 6-4 by Novak Djokovic in the Cincinnati quarter-finals last month but he said he would take positives from that......