Nigeria:   Army Repels Militant Attack

VOA, 13 September 2014

Nigeria's military says it has fought off an attack by Boko Haram militants outside the capital of the northeastern state of Borno and says it has sent in reinforcements for the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Boko Haram - Army Deploys More Troops to Northeast

Independent (Lagos), 12 September 2014

As pressure mounts on the Nigerian military to recapture towns overran in the Northeast by the Boko Haram insurgency, the army said it has dispatched a fresh batch of 500 soldiers… Read more »

Nigeria:   Boko Haram Not Surrounding Maiduguri - DHQ

Leadership, 12 September 2014

The Defence Headquarters yesterday denied the allegation that Boko Haram terrorists had surrounded Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, in readineass for a takeover of the city. Read more »

Nigeria:   Boko Haram Still in Charge of Bama - Residents

Leadership, 12 September 2014

Residents of Bama town of Borno State yesterday punctured the federal government's claims that the Nigerian troops had recaptured their seized community from the Boko Haram… Read more »

Nigeria:   We're Ready to Defend Maiduguri - Military

Daily Trust, 12 September 2014

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says it has perfected plans to defend Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, from Boko Haram insurgents. Read more »

Nigeria:   Boko Haram's'Caliphate' Shows Its Growing Power

African Arguments, 10 September 2014

On 24th August a video surfaced featuring the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau boasting about his organization's exploits in northeast Nigeria. Shekau went on to state that the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Alarmist Report On Maiduguri Intended to Cause Panic - DHQ

Independent (Lagos), 11 September 2014

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that alarmist report on foreign and online media on Maiduguri "clearly intended to cause panic in the city and the nation". Read more »

Nigeria:   Maiduguri Surrounded By Boko Haram, Cry Elders

This Day, 11 September 2014

The Borno Elders' Forum (BEF) has decried the horror, death, destruction and misery that has been visited on North-eastern Nigeria and particularly Borno State by Boko Haram,… Read more »

Nigeria:   'Boko Haram Has Taken Over a Whole Region'

DW, 11 September 2014

One-hundred and fifty days ago almost 300 girls were abducted by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. Too little has been done since then, local politician Peter Biye Gumtha, tells DW.… Read more »

Nigeria:   Bishop - Borno, Adamawa Catholic Dioceses Have Lost Over 2,500 Parishioners to Insurgency

This Day, 12 September 2014

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, comprising parishes in Borno, Yobe and some parts of Adamawa States, Most Rev. Oliver Doeme, yesterday disclosed that he had lost… Read more »

Nigeria:   We Are Battle Ready to Defend Maiduguri - DHQ

Vanguard, 12 September 2014

Maiduguri--Following fears expressed by Borno stakeholders that Boko Haram terrorists have surrounded Borno State capital, Maiduguri preparatory to invading the city, the Defence… Read more »

Nigeria:   Special Forces Deployed to N'East, DHQ Denies Alleged Siege of Maiduguri

This Day, 12 September 2014

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked the assertions by the Borno Elders' Forum (BEF) on Wednesday that Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, is under siege and has been… Read more »

Nigeria:   Boko Haram Have 'Surrounded' Maiduguri, Say Elders

Vanguard, 11 September 2014

Boko Haram fighters have surrounded the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri and are preparing an imminent takeover, an influential regional group claimed on Thursday, calling for… Read more »

Nigeria:   FG Deploys 500 More Troops to Fight B/Haram

Daily Trust, 12 September 2014

The military authorities have deployed more than 500 troops to the North-East to reinforce personnel on ground to flush out insurgents from some communities in the area. Read more »

Nigeria:   Abuja Sends More Troops to North-East

Premium Times, 11 September 2014

The Nigerian military has deployed more than 500 troops to the troubled North-East to reinforce personnel on ground in the fight against Boko Haram. Read more »

Nigeria:   Bama Residents - Militants, Not Nigerian Troops, Hold City

VOA, 11 September 2014

Officials from the Nigerian city of Bama are refuting government claims that troops have recaptured the municipality from Boko Haram militants. Read more »