The diocese called on the faithful to 'continue to pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ who continue to be held ...

This story was updated Tuesday with additional information from Aid to the Church of Need International. A Nigerian priest who previously served in Alaska has been released unharmed several weeks ...

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has resolved to reopen Kukareta and Katarko weekly markets, after the attack by suspected ...

A Catholic Reverend Father in Borno State, Alphonsus Afina, who was kidnapped on June 1st by Boko Haram insurgents, has regained freedom.Our correspondent gathered that the Reverend Father and others ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army have reportedly rescued Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina, who was ...

The research focused on Nigerian widows who lost their husbands in the Boko Haram conflict, and the extent to which the ...

Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 65 people who had gathered for a funeral in northeastern Nigeria over the weekend, a local official said. 6 years ago. 7 years ago.

Boko Haram is not known to have any formal connections to al Qaeda and, more specifically, its Yemen-based affiliate AQAP, which claimed responsibility for the latest attacks in Paris.

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.

Prior to Boko Haram’s capture in July 2014 of Damboa, the first Nigerian town to fall to the extremist sect, its near decade-long insurgency had been characterized by traditional guerilla warfare.

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.

In August, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau announced the establishment of his “Islamic Caliphate,” quickly taking over every corner of Borno State in northeast Nigeria.But one town called ...