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Nigeria:
Female Suicide Bomber Attacks Nigerian Bus Station
DW, 15 February 2015
Violence has plagued Nigeria's northeast in the run-up to the March 28 general election. A teenager has launched a suicide attack just a day after terrorists tried to take the city… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Female Suicide Bomber Kills 10, Injures 31 Others in Damaturu Market
Vanguard, 16 February 2015
LAGOS -- The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, said yesterday that it had succeeded in disrupting the Boko Haram sect's communication supply line in the North eastern part of the country,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Borno - Boko Haram Kills 20 in Fresh Attacks
Guardian, 13 February 2015
THE death toll in Thursday's bomb blast in Biu, Borno State, has risen to eight following the death of three other victims Friday from "excessive bleeding and trauma" on their… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Eight Killed in Yobe Bus Station Bomb Attack
This Day, 15 February 2015
Eight persons have been killed in a bus station explosion in Damaturu. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Suspected Bomber Killed, Burnt in Gombe
Daily Trust, 13 February 2015
A man, who was suspected of carrying Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was killed and set ablaze by a mob in Herwagana area of Gombe metropolis yesterday, police said. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Military Jets Bombard Boko Haram Militants in Gombe
Premium Times, 14 February 2015
The Nigerian military has launched airstrikes on suburbs of Gombe town as soldiers and police battled Boko Haram insurgents who attacked the town early Saturday, residents have… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Troops Repel Boko Haram's Daring Attack On Gombe
This Day, 15 February 2015
Calm gradually returned to Gombe, the Gombe State capital, after Saturday's daring attack, launched on the city by the Boko Haram terror group was repelled by the military. Several… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Army Repels Boko Haram Attack
This Day, 14 February 2015
The Nigerian military has successfully repelled the Boko Haram terrorists that invaded Gombe State in the early hours of Saturday and have since expelled them completely to Yobe… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigerian Military Accuses Niger Helping Boko Haram
Independent (Lagos), 14 February 2015
The Nigerian military responded with anger Thursday after its soldiers were dismissed by the defence authorities of Niger as "cowards", in a rare public tit-for-tat between the two… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Election Shift - How to Stop Boko Haram in Six Weeks - Gen. Olanrewaju
Vanguard, 16 February 2015
General Tajudeen Olanrewaju, a former Minister of Communications, during his service years served as commander, Corps of Artillery and General Officer Commanding, Third Armoured… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Villagers, Police Kill Boko Haram Suspects in Kano
Premium Times, 15 February 2015
Some villagers of Sumaila Local Government in Kano apprehended and killed an armed man, who was suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram and part of a gang that attacked a police… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Military Begins Massive Push to Retake Boko Haram-Held Territories
Premium Times, 14 February 2015
Nigerian security forces on Saturday launched a huge military campaign to retake a swath of territory in the North East seized by the terror group, Boko Haram, security officials… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Military Repels Gombe Attack, As Boko Haram Warns Residents Not to Vote
Premium Times, 14 February 2015
After hours of fighting at the outskirts of Gombe town, soldiers of the Nigerian army have repelled a deadly attack on the town by Boko Haram insurgents. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Attack Dadin Kowa Town in Gombe
Independent (Lagos), 15 February 2015
Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday morning attacked Dadin Kowa and Hinna towns of Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Insurgents Raid Dadikowa in Gombe
Daily Trust, 14 February 2015
Boko Haram militants launched a dawn raid on Dadikowa town in Gombe state on Saturday, making the residents to scamper for safety into nearby bush. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Gombe Under Boko Haram Attack
Premium Times, 14 February 2015
Gombe, the capital of Gombe state, is under attack by Boko Haram terrorists. Read more »
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Nigeria:
24 Hour Curfew Imposed On Gombe After Boko Haram Invasion
Daily Trust, 14 February 2015
The Gombe state government has imposed a 24 hour curfew in Gombe town, capital of Gombe state after Boko Haram militants attempted to overrun it on Saturday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan - We Can't Wipe Out Boko Haram Before Elections
Daily Trust, 14 February 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan has clarified that the security forces are not saying they will wipe out the Boko Haram insurgency before the General Elections. He clarified this at… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Police Repel Boko Haram Attack in Kano
This Day, 14 February 2015
Kano state Police has confirmed that it repelled an attack by suspected terrorist group, Boko Haram, in late hours of Saturday at Kibiya local government area of the state. Read more »