Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance or “Bay’ah” to the Islamic State (IS) in an audio statement shared online.
As Nigeria’s February 14 elections loom over the horizon with the international arena watching closely, reports emerged on February 2 of yet another attack in northern Nigeria in the city of Gombe, taking place just minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan had left a campaign rally in the area.
At least 92 people have died with dozens more injured after terrorists attacked a busy mosque in the Nigerian city of Kano during Friday prayers.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa an international health emergency.
The death toll from the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has risen to 887, and increase of 158 in less than a week, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).