Britain said Nigeria’s deadliest ever bomb attack, which killed at least 118 people, would strengthen the international community’s resolve to defeat terror in Africa’s most populous nation. Islamist militant group Boko Haram was blamed for two car…
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Nigeria on Wednesday probed its deadliest ever bomb attack, with Boko Haram blamed for the atrocity that killed at least 118 people and fresh attacks near the town where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped. Emergency services picked through the…
The United States on Wednesday condemned the “vicious” bombing of Nigeria’s central city of Jos, and voiced confidence the Nigerian government could eventually rein in Boko Haram with help. Tuesday’s twin bombings in Jos left at least 118 dead, and…
A suspected Al-Qaeda suicide bomber Sunday killed 12 soldiers and a civilian in an attack on a military base in southeast Yemen, officials said, as government forces pursued jihadists in three restive provinces. The bombing came just hours after three…
A car bombing at a bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital killed at least 19 people and injured 80, an official said Friday, just weeks after Boko Haram Islamists attacked the same spot. Duration: 00:46
A copy-cat bombing in Nigeria’s capital that killed 19 people and wounded scores more raised fears on Friday of Boko Haram’s growing strength, just days before Abuja hosts a major world summit. A car bomb at the Nyanya bus station on the outskirts of…
The leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for a bombing in Nigeria’s capital that killed at least 75 people, in a video message obtained by AFP on Saturday. “We are the ones that carried out the attack in Abuja…
Nigerian police boosted security across Abuja on Tuesday after a bomb blast ripped through a packed bus station killing at least 75 people, the deadliest attack ever to hit the capital. Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu, who visited some major hospitals…
The United States on Monday condemned a bomb attack on a packed bus station in Nigeria which killed 71 people, and called for a full investigation. “We are outraged by this senseless act of violence against innocent civilians,” State Department spokeswoman…