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May 19, 2013

Nigeria: Boko Haram in disarray, says army

UN building Dec 2011: Multiple bomb attacks on Christmas Day kill dozens Jan 2012: Wave of violence across north-east Nigeria April 2012: Deadly… Read full story on author website »

Nigeria army’s offensive to continue "as long as it takes"

Nigeria’s army has vowed to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east “as long as it takes” to achieve its main objectives. Brig… Read full story on author website [...]

May 18, 2013

John Kerry urges Nigeria army ‘restraint’

… of “gross human rights violations” by the Nigerian military. This week Nigeria launched its biggest offensive since the Boko Haram group began… Read full story on author website »

May 17, 2013

Nigeria kidnap victim Chris McManus was ‘unlawfully killed’

An engineer from Greater Manchester was unlawfully killed by his kidnappers in Nigeria minutes after a UK-led rescue operation stormed in, an… Read full story on author website »

Nigeria kidnap victim Chris McManus was ‘unlawfully killed’

An engineer from Greater Manchester was unlawfully killed by his kidnappers in Nigeria minutes after a UK-led rescue operation stormed in, an… Read full story on author website »

Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria raids ‘kill militants’

An unknown number of militants have been killed during air raids on their training camps in north-eastern Nigeria, officials say. The army spokesman… Read full story on author website »

HARDtalk: Ibrahim Shema – Governor of Katsina State, Nigeria

A violent Islamist insurgency in northern Nigeria is threatening to destabilise Africa’s most populous nation. In recent months the body count… Read full story on author website »

May 16, 2013

Nigeria’s Adamawa state: Army curfew against Boko Haram

Nigeria’s army has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew across the north-eastern state of Adamawa to curb attacks by militant Islamists. It is the first… Read full story on author website »

May 15, 2013

World Have Your Say: State of emergency in northern Nigeria

We hear from people in Nigeria where President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks… Read full story on author [...]

Can Nigeria quell Boko Haram’s insurgency?

There is no doubt that the situation in northern Nigeria is deteriorating fast and now President Goodluck Jonathan has admitted as much. No-one… Read full story on author website »

Nigeria declares ‘massive’ military campaign on borders

Nigeria has announced a “massive deployment of men and resources” to combat Islamist militants in the country’s border territories. A statement… Read full story on author website »

How Boko Haram has grown: Timeline of terror

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three north-eastern states as militant Islamists intensify their offensive… Read full story on author website »

World Have Your Say: France in recession / Nigeria’s state of emergency

We hear about the French recession from Paris and discuss Nigeria’s security. Read full story on author website »

‘Nigeria cannot be allowed to slide into anarchy’ – government spokesman

The Nigerian government must intervene to end a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups, a spokesman for the president has said. Read full story on author website »

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan declares state of emergency in three states

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. Read full story on author website »

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan declares state of emergency

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. Read full story on author website »

May 14, 2013

Nigeria: Goodluck Jonathan declares emergency in states

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a spate of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. Read full story on author website »

Nigeria President Jonathan: Emergency in three states

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a spate of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. Read full story on author website »