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The agreement was reached at a meeting between the Nigerian President, Mr Muhammadu Buharia and his Cameroonian counterpart, Mr Paul Biya in Yaounde, the Capital of Cameroon.

A bloody and terrifying raid by Boko Haram on Friday left at least 25 people dead in three villages in eastern Nigeria’s Adamawa state, according to residents and a local government official.

President Muhammadu Buhari and United States President, Barack Obama at the Oval office of the White House during Buhari’s visit to Washington DC on Monday. Nigerian officials had turned down some of the assistance the United States offered to combat Boko Haram under former...

The US and other G7 countries had promised to assist Nigeria discover the money – if the country could provide evidence that it had been stolen from the country.

Speaking at the meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the governors called for increase in military deployment and provision of sophisticated military equipment.

The conflict between Boko Haram and the Nigerian government is displacing thousands on both sides of the country’s border with Cameroon to the northeast and Niger to the north, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. He took office in May.

Washington is concerned that post-poll violence could undermine the stability of Africa’s top oil producer and hamper efforts to tackle the Islamist militants of Boko Haram.

Jonathan had clashed with the Obama administration over Boko Haram and military assistance.

Two policemen were among the victims, ‘ Yobe state police spokesman Toyin Gbadegesin told AFP on Monday.

Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed more than 20 people including multiple children in their latest attack on northern Cameroon, easily overwhelming the few soldiers posted at the targeted village, residents said Monday.

Jonathan was defeated in the March election by former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari.

Nigeria’s presidential election in March has done nothing to stop Boko Haram’s destructive behavior.

Boko Haram‎ suicide bombers have killed scores of Muslim worshippers in Damaturu, Yobe State capital when they detonated bombs strapped to their bodies amidst large crowd of worshippers.

The bomb blasts on Friday at the Eid prayer ground in Yobe, Damaturu have been traced to two little girls between the ages of 10 and 11, eyewitnesses and local security sources said.

Some Nigerians have expressed shock over the bomb blasts that rocked Damaturu, the Yobe capital, on Friday, leaving many casualities in its trail.