Rappler's latest stories on Maiduguri
30 killed in triple suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria
Three bombers detonate their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 38 kilometers from the Borno state capital Maiduguri, where football fans were watching a match on TV
4 teen girl suicide bombers launch deadly attack in Nigeria
The suspected Boko Haram attack highlights the challenge the government faces in reaching a ceasefire agreement with the fractionalized insurgents
4 suicide bombers kill 15 in Maiduguri, Nigeria – police
The bombers detonated IEDs improvised explosive devices strapped to their bodies at different locations of the area killing 19 people including the bombers he says adding 23 people are injured
Conflict-zone contraception for the Boko Haram homeless
According to the International Rescue Committee internally displaced people are extremely vulnerable to sexual abuse
10-year-old girl used as human bomb in Nigeria attack
The girl approached a crowd buying noodles from a food vendor and detonated her explosives witnesses and aid workers say
Nigerian troops foil suicide attack in restive city
One of the two suicide bombers blew herself up injuring several people while the other was arrested by vigilant soldiers
2nd Chibok girl found as Nigerian president meets 1st rescued student
Boko Haram has used kidnapping as a weapon of war in the conflict which has killed at least 20 000 people forced 2 6 million from their homes and devastated the northeast since 2009
Two female suicide bombers killed in NE Nigeria – vigilantes
Civilian vigilantes spot the suicide bombers assisting the military against Boko Haram at Molai
Death toll in Nigeria suicide bombing rises to 25
3rd UPDATE The attack bears all the hallmarks of Boko Haram who have regularly hit soft civilian targets such as mosques markets and bus stations
50 feared killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
The assault which killed at least 50 people in the mostly Muslim region took place after evening prayers
Dozens killed as suicide bombers hit NE Nigeria mosque – witnesses
There is no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but suspicion fell on Boko Haram which was founded in Borno s state capital Maiduguri in 2009
500,000 more children uprooted by Boko Haram – UNICEF
The additional numbers of children made homeless has taken the total number of youngsters in the Lake Chad region who have been forced to flee to 1 4 million
Up to 150 drowned, shot dead fleeing Boko Haram in Nigeria
Local residents say up to 150 people drowned in a river or were shot dead fleeing Boko Haram gunmen who raided a remote village in Nigeria s northeastern Yobe state
Nigerian army says has freed nearly 180 hostages held by Boko Haram
The rescue took place near Aulari about 70 kilometers 40 miles south of Maiduguri the biggest town in northeast Nigeria the military says
Female suicide bomber kills 6 in Nigeria market
The market attack comes on the day the newly appointed head of the regional multinational force Major General Iliya Abbah formally took over
Suicide bomber kills 5 in Nigeria
A suicide bomber blows himself up outside a leprosy hospital killing 5 and injuring 10
Boko Haram fight HQ shifting to Maiduguri – Nigeria military
Meanwhile President Muhammadu Buhari meets leaders of the G7 nations at a summit in Germany and reaffirms his pledge to crack down on the Islamists while calling for greater regional and international cooperation
Blast in Nigeria's Maiduguri kills six
Maiduguri has been a regular target for Boko Haram Islamists since the group began its insurgency 6 years ago and has been hit 4 times since last Friday
Nigeria army repels Boko Haram as new president starts term
President Muhammadu Buhari vows to intensify the fight against Boko Haram notably by shifting operational command from the capital Abuja to Maiduguri
At least 33 dead in northeast Nigeria bomb attacks
Borno state Justice Commissioner Kaka Shehu confirms two blasts and says a third bombing hit the busy Borno Express bus station
Boko Haram kills dozens in rampage after Chad offensive
UPDATED The onslaught comes a day after Chad sends troops across the border to flush the jihadists out of the Nigerian town of Gamboru
Chad forces retake border town from Boko Haram
The ground intervention by Chad comes after the African Union last week backed a regional 5 nation 7 500 strong force to take on the extremists amid growing fears about their threat to regional security
Nigeria says 5 towns recaptured from Boko Haram
Gov t spokesperson: Our troops are in control after operations which had the active support of volunteers vigilantes and our friendly neighbors
Nigeria repels fresh Boko Haram assault on key city
UPDATED As Nigerian forces were holding off Boko Haram in Maiduguri the airforce of neighboring Chad was pounding the militants positions in Gamboru
Nigeria rocked by new Boko Haram raid, suicide attack
UPDATED The blasts in Maiduguri and the dawn raid in Damaturu came just days after a deadly mosque attack in the northern city of Kano left at least 120 people dead
At least 120 dead in Nigeria mosque suicide attack
The mosque is attached to the palace of the Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II Nigeria s second most senior Muslim cleric who last week urged civilians to take up arms against Boko Haram
Bomb attack averted in Nigeria's Maiduguri – vigilantes
Of course it s Boko Haram s handiwork because in the last few days several arrests have been made of suspected female suicide bombers says civilian vigilante Babakura Adam
Double female suicide bomb attacks kill 45 in Nigeria
2ND UPDATE The explosions in the Borno state capital target the same Monday Market area where at least 15 people died July 1 in a blast blamed on Boko Haram
Thirty adolescents abducted in northeast Nigeria: local chief
UPDATE Suspected Boko Haram rebels abducted around 30 adolescents according to a local village chief
Nigeria's military claims success against Boko Haram
Nigeria s military have repeatedly rejected claims about Boko Haram taking over towns and villages despite multiple testimonies from fleeing residents
Boko Haram have 'surrounded' Nigeria's Maiduguri, say elders
It is apparent that their imminent target is to take the city of Maiduguri the Borno state capital
Military wives block husbands' deployment against Boko Haram
One soldier who spoke on condition of anonymity said that the troops in the barracks in Maiduguri relied on run down equipment
Nigeria parents demand answers after military says hostages freed
The defense spokesman s claim has been widely disputed including by parents who voiced anger at the allegedly false information
At least 17 dead in Nigeria market blast
Maiduguri is seen as the spiritual home of the Boko Haram Islamist group
