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An assault on Christian worshipers at a university campus in Kano killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens more. The attackers, who arrived on motorbikes, are suspected to be members of the al Qaeda-linked Boko Haram. A second attack today, at a church in Maiduguri, killed five people, including a pastor.
Nigeria journalists become target of radical sect
The editor of ThisDay confirmed that a suicide bomber drove a jeep into the newspaper's office in Abuja, killing two people. There more people were killed in a bombing at the newspaper's office in Kaduna.
Security forces killed three suspected Boko Haram fighters in Maiduguri. The Joint Military Task Force raided a Boko Haram bomb factory in Kano.
Analysis: Mali: from democracy poster child to broken state
The threat of Boko Haram for Nigeria, Africa, and beyond
Five Boko Haram fighters died in a premature detonation as they attempted to plant a roadside bomb in Biu. The district is one of five in the north under a state of emergency.
Brennan on bin Laden raid, and "dangerous" Yemen
Nigeria: Government Opens Secret Detention Centre for Boko Haram
The US said that Boko Haram is planning to conduct attacks in Abuja, "including against hotels frequently visited by Westerners." "Gunmen" killed a police inspector and a former customs official in Maiduguri.
US says Boko Haram plans attacks on Nigerian capital
Soldiers from the Joint Task Force killed one Boko Haram fighter and detained 13 others during raids in the northern city of Maiduguri. Troops also found IEDs and weapons.
Boko Haram fighters killed two people in a shooting in Maiduguri and wounded three more in an IED attack in Kano. Security forces arrested 50 foreign nationals from Niger, Chad, and Mali after Boko Haram threatened the government.
Boko Haram reportedly executed Mohammed Anwal Kontagora, its new spokesman. Kontagora, who assumed the name of Abu Qaqa, is said to had been killed for plans to defect.
"Gunmen" killed two people near a soccer match in Potiskum just days after Boko Haram warned people not to attend such events. The spokesman for the Niger Delta Liberation Force said it would "resist violently" any attempt by Boko Haram to assassinate President Goodluck.
Boko Haram released a video of its emir, Abubakar Shekau, on YouTube. In the video, Shekau mocked President Goodluck for claiming the government can defeat Boko Haram within three months.
The death toll in yesterday's suicide attack near a Christian church in Kaduna rose to 36; a suicide bomber carried out the attack. the The Joint Military Task Force defused a car bomb in Kano.
Boko Haram killed more than 20 people and wounded dozens more in several bombings outside of a church in Kaduna on Easter day. A suicide bomber appears to have been deployed as part of the attack.
Boko Haram kills 20 Christians in Easter Day bombings
A prominent Shia sheikh said the US and the CIA are behind the bombings in northern Nigeria. The US and the United Kingdom issued travel advisories for citizens visiting Nigeria.
