Notorious around the world for kidnapping more than 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok more than a decade ago, Boko ...

Nigeria’s N12.6trn defence spend since 2009 has failed to stop Boko Haram, with killings surging and grassroots groups ...

Ayanda “Stix” Yisaka, 48, an alleged kingpin in Cape Town’s feared extortion ring and a known leader of the criminal group ...

Recall last week that same troops killed a notorious and top Boko Haram Commander, Ibn Khalid and 17 other terrorists in a ...

The attempted incursion by suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists was launched by insurgents advancing from the Damboa ...

New evidence shows how JAS’ Shiroro cell adopts a flexible approach that tolerates local bandits and their vices. The Shiroro ...

A SaharaReporters' review of the Borno State budget performance document for the first half of 2025 has shown that the state government spent a total of N1.8 billion on livelihood support for ...

Boko Haram has also been forced to operate from remote, rural regions, as the Nigerian military and a regional counter-insurgency force have reclaimed almost all of the territory it once held.

Boko Haram has dispatched hundreds of the women and girls kidnapped by its soldiers to carry out attacks. Many of the captives are given a choice: marry a fighter or carry a suicide bomb.

The U.S. could help connect the dots. Its own counterterrorism efforts might benefit in the process. Signs are that Boko Haram is still creating such outsized effects.

Nugent and the study’s other lead authors — Graeme Blair of the University of California-Los Angeles, Rebecca Littman of the University of Illinois Chicago, and Rebecca Wolfe of the University of ...

The counterterrorism official agrees, saying Boko Haram is showing "a lot more nimbleness." The attack on N'Djamena is a bold move by Boko Haram, say experts, because it will spur reprisals from Chad.