Nigerian troops arrest 65 rebels in northeast state
Nigerian troops operating in northeast Borno State said on Saturday that 65 rebels had been apprehended so far by officers of the Special Task Force .
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Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the...
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Soldiers in Nigeria have shelled suspected camps of extremists in the first military action of a new offensive against insurgents, says an official.
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View ArticleFG Earmarks N158bn For Projects In Southeast
... development of the country, however, appealed for peace to enable government deliver on its promises. He said: "Nigeria will surely change but we request for peace, you cannot work where there is...
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View ArticleNigeria imposes 24-hour curfew as offensive presses on
Nigeria's military has enforced a round-the-clock curfew in parts of the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, the home base of Boko Haram.
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View ArticleNigeria Government Encouraged with Military Offensive Progress
... on the outskirts of Maiduguri in the north-eastern state of Borno in this May 13, 2013, file photo. An advisor to Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan says the government is encouraged by the...
View ArticleNigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender
Nigeria offered an amnesty on Sunday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation to try to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the...
View ArticleUnited restarts 787 flights after grounding
... service as well as temporary Houston-to-London flights. It's adding flights to Tokyo, Shanghai and Lagos, Nigeria, in August. Those long international flights are the main reason the 787 exists....
View ArticleOfficial: Nigeria military attacks camps, kills 21 Soldiers in...
Soldiers in Nigeria launched their first raid against suspected Islamic extremists in a campaign to take back control of the nation's northeast, killing at least 21 people, a security official said...
View ArticleNigeria says Islamists on defensive
Nigeria claimed an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast on Monday, saying the militants' activities had been stifled by nearly a week of attacks on...
View ArticleUnited Airlines resumes 787 flights after 4-month halt, with flight from...
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View ArticleNigeria retakes Islamist strongholds
Abuja - Nigeria's military said on Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Islamist insurgents had seized territory, as it pressed on with a sweeping offensive...
View ArticleNigeria arrests 120 Boko Haram militants
Kaduna - The Nigerian military arrested 120 suspected Boko Haram militants on Monday in Borno State, in a sweep to curb the insurgency in the country's north-east, the army said.
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