How Boko Haram Uses Female Suicide Bombers To Terrorize Nigeria
Every week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic making headlines around the world. Today, we speak with Elizabeth Pearson about Boko Haram’s use of female…
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Suicide blast, twin explosions kill 35 in Nigeria
In the first attack, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at Tashar Gandu bus station on the outskirts of the town of Biu in northeast Nigerian Borno state, killing 18…
Boko Haram + ISIS = Marriage from Hell
Observers of Boko Haram, which has inflicted years of terror on northern Nigeria, note that its actions in the last six months have frequently mimicked those of ISISfrom punishments such…
Niger police arrest 160 suspected Boko Haram militants
Authorities in the landlocked African nation of Niger have arrested 160 suspected Boko Haram militants allegedly involved in deadly attacks near that country’s border with Nigeria, a national police spokesman…
Boko Haram Attacks Northeast Nigeria Town, Clashes With Army
BAUCHI, Nigeria — Scores of Boko Haram fighters traveling in a convoy of vans attacked the northeast Nigeria town of Gombe Saturday morning, engaging in heavy fighting as the military…
Boko Haram Launches First Attack Inside Chad
N’DJAMENA, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Boko Haram fighters attacked a village in Chad on Friday, the first known lethal attack in that country by the Nigerian militant group, which killed…
#Nigeria2015: The quiet before the perfect storm
The decision is extremely controversial as these elections are set to be the closest since Nigeria returned to democracy in in 1999, after decades of coups and military rule. The…
Boko Haram Attacks Niger Prison Before Vote
By Abdoulaye Massalaki NIAMEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Islamist fighters from Nigeria’s Boko Haram sect attacked a prison in neighboring Niger overnight, hours before Niger’s parliament was due to vote…
Boko Haram Attacks Niger Border, Bombs Market
By Issifou Djibo DIFFA, Niger, Feb 8 (Reuters) – At least five people were killed when a bomber struck a market in the town of Diffa in southeastern Niger on…
Nigeria Postpones Elections, Saying Security Is a Concern
DAKAR, Senegal — Nigeria’s election agency on Saturday night put off a closely contested presidential election after weeks of pressure to postpone it from the ruling party, which analysts say…
Nigeria Postpones Elections to March 28, Citing Islamic Uprising
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria is postponing presidential and legislative elections until March 28 because security forces fighting an Islamic uprising cannot ensure voters’ safety around the country, the electoral commission…
Move Over, Barbie: In Nigeria, Kids Embrace Dolls That Represent Them
Barbies or Queens of Africa? In Nigeria, toy giant Mattel has been outsold by a brilliant idea. It all began in 2007, when entrepreneur Taofick Okoya went in search of…
Nigeria Is Holding Elections But Millions May Not Be Able To Vote
Every week, we bring you one overlooked aspect of the stories that made news in recent days. You noticed the media forgot all about another story’s basic facts? Tweet @TheWorldPost…
Boko Haram Attacks Town Inside Niger After Cameroon Assault
Islamic extremists from Nigeria attacked a border town inside the neighboring country of Niger, marking the second foreign country attacked by the group known as Boko Haram in several days….
Watch out: Your future home might well have wheels
From clean glass cubes in Austria to the floating pyramids of Nigeria, discover the portable pods that could be your future home. Browse through the gallery, and select “show caption”…
Boko Haram Shoot, Burn To Death Dozens Of Civilians In Cameroon
Boko Haram fighters have shot or burned to death about 90 civilians and wounded 500 in ongoing fighting in a Cameroonian border town near Nigeria, officials in Cameroon said Thursday….
Boko Haram attacks Nigerian city in second takeover attempt
Islamist extremists tried to enter Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, during a predawn attack after the army fought them off last week. Gunfire raged for hours on the outskirts…
Nigeria Fights To Recapture Key Town From Boko Haram
By Lanre Ola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Nigerian troops were fighting on Monday with air support to recapture the northeastern town of Monguno from Boko Haram insurgents as…
Nigerian soldiers save one city from Boko Haram but a nearby one is seized
Hundreds of Boko Haram gunmen launched a predawn attack Sunday on Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. Soldiers repelled the attacks, and officials have since eased movement restrictions imposed as…
Kerry Meets With Nigerian Leaders to Encourage Peaceful Election
LAGOS, Nigeria — Concerned that Nigeria could face postelection turmoil, Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here on Sunday to urge President Goodluck Jonathan and his principal political rival to…
Boko Haram Attacks Major Nigerian City in a Sustained Assault
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Maiduguri, the major city in Nigeria’s northeast, came under sustained attack from Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday morning, with officials here calling it the group’s most audacious…
Rifts Between U.S. and Nigeria Impeding Fight Against Boko Haram
WASHINGTON — Relations between American military trainers and specialists advising the Nigerian military in the fight against Boko Haram are so strained that the Pentagon often bypasses the Nigerians altogether,…
How Boko Haram Has Left Northeast Nigeria In Ruins
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Bassim Haidar On How Boko Haram Impacts Nigeria
Speaking with HuffPostLive at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Bassim Haidar, the founder, chairman and CEO of Nigeria-based telecoms and logistics group Channel IT discussed the violent campaign of…
Nigerian Voters Look to Ex-Leader Who Ruled With Iron Hand to Loosen Militants’ Grip
KADUNA, Nigeria — Boisterous crowds packed the streets for the retired general, while young men climbed lampposts, walls and billboards to glimpse his gaunt face. Others danced on careening motorcycles,…
Uncle left 9-year-old twins home alone for months, officials say
Giobari Atura told police he agreed to watch his brother and sister-in-law’s twin boys while the couple traveled to Nigeria in July, but instead of moving into the apartment, Atura…
Suicide blast at Nigerian bus station kills 4, injures dozens
The attack happened in the town of Potiskum, police and hospital sources said. – Potiskum, the commercial capital of Yobe state, has been repeatedly rocked by deadly Boko Haram bomb…
Paris and Nigeria: A tale of two hashtags
In matters regarding Nigeria, the international community seems to be learning from experience. Why galvanize support for a government that then exercises its sovereignty by not backing up that support?…
France and Nigeria: 2 countries rocked by terror with very different reactions
Meanwhile, explosives strapped to a girl who appeared to be about 10-years-old detonated on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, in a country whose encounters with terrorism were also punctuated…
Boko Haram massacre: 7 questions worth asking
Elizabeth Donnelly is the Africa Assistant Head and a Research Fellow of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, with a focus on West Africa’s politics. She writes on Nigeria’s politics…