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A German man held hostage in northern Nigeria by a group linked to al Qaeda was killed on Thursday during an attempt by Nigerian forces to rescue him, according to army and security sources. Read More

A German kidnapped in Nigeria in January, purportedly by Al Qaeda's north African branch, was killed by his captors Thursday during a military raid in the northern city of Kano, security sources said. Read More

Kano has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons lately, as Islamist rebels calling themselves Boko Haram attack Christian churches and government installations. Read More

Germany encourages jihad terror and kidnapping of non-Muslims by jihadists. Read More

Nigeria's police said on Saturday they captured a senior commander of the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram in Kano, the largest city in the north and scene of attacks this year that have killed hundreds of people. Read More

A Nigerian police official says that three time bombs were found in different sections of a university in the city of Kano. Read More

The Kano branch of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has issued a 21 day ultimatum to the Kano State government to implement the minimum salary of N7,357 for its staff or risk an indefinite industrial action. Read More

Bishop John Namanzah Niyiring of Kano, Nigeria, said that Catholics who were killed during a terrorist attack on April 29 should be recognized as martyrs. Read More

Nigeria's military says soldiers killed four suspected members of a radical Islamist sect during a raid. Read More