Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops killed 76 Islamic militants in the country’s northeast during operations conducted in various parts of Borno state, the military said Thursday.

At least 20 fishermen have been killed in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their village, fishermen and local security officers said on Thursday. Nigeria has been grappling with a 16-year-long Islamist insurgency in its northeast driven primarily by Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP that has led to huge human and economic losses,

These attacks are the latest in a series of aerial bombardments by the Nigerian government as part of a protracted campaign against armed groups and insurgents in the north of the country, much of which is effectively outside of federal government control.

No fewer than 70 terrorists were neutralised by the Nigerian troops while 22 soldiers were killed as others sustained injuries during encounters with insurgents in Borno State, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Sunday.

In Borno State, Nigerian troops killed 76 Islamic militants in operations. From January 7-13, the military also arrested 72 suspects and rescued eight hostages. The area suffers frequent attacks from Boko Haram.

Not less than 19 soldiers including a commander have been killed in an attack at the military base in Malam-Fatori at Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State. Malam-Fatori is a border town, two kilometers to the Nigerien border community, Bosso

The federal government yesterday, launched one of Nigeria's largest ultramodern fashion manufacturing hubs in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital with a target of generating over 48,000 jobs through the facility in the state.

Nigeria’s vice president, Kashim Shettima on Saturday, January 25, departed Abuja, the nation’s capital city for Kebbi and Borno States. Shettima departure to the two states comes barely 24 hours after his return from the World Economic Forum (WEF) which took place in Davos,

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday, January 17, departed Abuja to Maiduguri, the Borno State’s capital city on a condolence visit to the families of slain soldiers who were recently lost in a attack by terrorists.

At least 22 soldiers have been killed and several wounded in Nigeria's northeast after insurgents deployed improvised explosive devices and suicide bombers to ward off attacks by the military, the army spokesperson Edward Buba said.

After winning the Toyota Prado in the promotion draw last Friday in Abuja, Sarah, from Borno State, expressed shock at being called to break the news to her. As she narrated at the venue of the presentation, such news was too good to be true, so she repeatedly hung up the phone when she was called from Globacom.

The announcement by Nigeria's military comes days after suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 40 farmers in another part of Borno State.