Boko Haram’s ideology is rooted in the idea of Islamization through Jihad. The group believes that the only legitimate form of government is one based on Shariʿa (Islamic law) and that Western-style democracy is un-Islamic because it replaces divine law with human law.

Some frontline Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram terrorists in Yobe and Borno states have accused the government-backed “repentant” insurgents of leaking critical military strategies, positions, and weapon details to their former commanders, SaharaReporters can confirm.

Armed Boko Haram militants kidnapped Murna Yusuf, then in her early 30s, in July 2021 as she rode on a bus from Kukar-Gadu, Yobe State, to Maiduguri,

Troops of OPHK have repelled coordinated attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters on multiple locations across Borno and Yobe states.

This is a question many have been asking these last few days while contemplating the deadly attacks the Boko Haram insurgents have been unleashing on communities in Borno and Yobe states. As I write today, the smoke of the attacks on Dikwa, Gajibo and Mafa ...

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Pope Francis met Wednesday with two young Nigerian girls who suffered horrendous violence at the hands of the Boko Haram terrorist group. Sixteen-year-old Maryamu Joseph, who escaped from the Boko Haram in July after being held against her will for nine ...

Messages from trusted religious authorities can persuade people to reintegrate former Boko Haram fighters into the Nigerian communities terrorized by the violent extremist group for more than a decade, according to a new study co-authored by Yale political ...

Habila Adamu survived Boko Haram, the group that kidnapped the Nigerian girls. May 6, 2014— -- The Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram gained worldwide notoriety this week after they admitted to kidnapping 300 high school girls last month and ...

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, has said that the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan abandoned plans to remove the fuel subsidy