His death comes at a crucial time as Nigeria continues fighting one of Africa’s longest wars on militancy in its northeastern ...

Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who led soldiers through a critical period in the fight against Islamist extremists Boko Haram, has ...

Chad's President Mahamat Idiss Deby says his country will pull out of the Multinational Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad ...

T o fly from the south to the north of Nigeria takes only a couple of hours. Yet in one way, it is like going back in time.

Extremists in Nigeria’s Borno State, believed to be from Boko Haram, have beheaded four abducted individuals, including at ...

Nigeria’s army chief who led soldiers through a critical period in the fight against Islamic extremists in the West African ...

During his short tenure, Nigeria saw an increase in attacks by fighters from the Islamist Boko Haram group and incidents of ...

Donald Trump's return to the White House sparked many reactions across the African continent, including in Nigeria. Nigeria's President, Bola ...

The attack, which took place near Ngouboua in the Lake Chad region, targeted a garrison housing around 200 soldiers.

Mr Lagbaja, a lieutenant general, while serving as General Officer Commanding, I Division Kaduna, led operations against groups terrorising border communities in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna and Shiroro, ...

President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno of the Republic of Chad has signalled a potential withdrawal of Chadian troops from the ...

Lagbaja’s death comes at a crucial time as Nigeria continues to fight one of Africa’s longest wars on militancy in its northeastern region, where Boko Haram extremists launched an insurgency nearly 15 ...