BY AUGUSTINE AMINU The UN Refugee Agency on Tuesday said violence by Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria’s northeast continues to send thousands of refugees across the border into neighbouring Cameroon. UN High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR), said that some 13,000 Nigerian refugees crossed from...

The terrorists arrived suddenly at 4:00 p.m. that ill-fated Wednesday, November 5, catching the Nigerian soldiers and their commanders off-guard. As they invaded the headquarters of the 174 Battalion, Abadan Local Government Area of Borno State, located close to the Nigerian border with Niger, the B...

Des hommes du groupe islamiste armé nigérian Boko Haram ont attaqué dimanche 9 novembre six localités du nord du Cameroun quasi simultanément, a indiqué une source au sein du ministère de la défense. A Fotokol, à proximité du lac Tchad, au moins trois civils ont été tués. Le bilan global de ces a...

Violence by Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria’s northeast continues to send thousands of refugees across the border into neighbouring Cameroon. According to Cameroonian authorities, some 13,000 Nigerian refugees crossed from Adamawa state after insurgents attacked and captured the town of Mubi in lat...

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that we have opened the nominations cycle for the 2015 Nansen Refugee Award selection process, and I would like to personally encourage all colleagues and offices to submit a nomination. Each year we recognize extraordinary and dedicated service...

At least 47 students have been killed by a suicide bomber at a school assembly in the north-east Nigerian town of Potiskum, police have said. The explosion happened at a boys' science and technical school in the town. Militant group Boko Haram is believed to have caused the blast, police said....

By Senator Iroegbu The Nigerian military has elected to keep silent on news reports at the weekend that the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram seized control of Malam Fatori, a Borno town near the Nigerien border, leading soldiers to flee into the country. The insurgents were said to have taken...

PAR ASSANATOU BALDÉ Au moins 47 élèves d’un établissement du nord du Nigeria ont été tués dans un attentat, ce lundi matin. Le bilan pourrait bien s’alourdir. Le groupe terroriste Boko Haram est soupçonné d’être derrière cette sanglante attaque. Le nord du Nigeria de nouveau frappé par un atte...

By Hamza Idris, Maiduguri & Hamisu Kabir Matazu, Damaturu Death toll from the blast at Government Science Secondary School, Potiskum in Yobe State this morning has risen to 48, witnesses and hospital sources said. A teacher from the school had earlier told Daily Trust he counted 30 dead bodies. ...

PAR ABUBAKR DIALLO Plus rien ne va au Nigeria où la secte islamiste Boko Haram aurait fait fuir au moins 300 soldats qui se seraient réfugiés au Niger voisin. L’armée nigérienne ne sait plus à quel saint de vouer face à aux attaques de la nébuleuse Boko Haram. La secte islamiste a attaqué la v...