The military has said that it regained full control of Mubi, Gombi, Maiha and Hong local government areas of Adamawa State, earlier captured by Boko Haram insurgents. Read more »
President Uhuru Kenyatta has replaced Interior Minister Ole Lenku and Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo after a series of deadly terror attacks. Read more »
France's ambassador to Nigeria says the plane which was chartered from a Russian company was diverted to Kano airport as air traffic conditions in Chad were too dense for landing. ... Read more »
Pierre Korkie, a South African man was killed during a botched rescue attempt on a U.S. photojournalist Luke Somers by an American special forces team. The two were being held ... Read more »
Parliament has voted in a draft law proposing the death sentence for all those guilty of carrying out, abetting or sponsoring acts of terrorism. Read more »
President Goodluck Jonathan has announced that the armed forces will intensify their ongoing operations against insurgents in the North-East, ahead of the 2015 general elections. Read more »
The army has denied reports alleging its deputy chief of staff may have joined the rebels. Read more »
Ahead of dialogue aimed at peacefully resolving the current political crisis in Libya, the top United Nations official in the country, Bernardino Leon, has met with Libyan parties. Read more »
Nigeria has halted US training of its soldiers to fight Boko Haram, Washington's mission in the latest sign of strained ties between the two countries. The training was going to be ... Read more »
The aircraft was returning from a combat mission. Read more »
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