<span style="color: #222222;">In Nigeria, at least 25 soldiers and a number of civilians were killed in an ambush by the Boko Haram militants in the northeastern part of the country yesterday. Militants opened fire as the soldiers were escorting groups of evacuees from a village in Borno state, where Boko Haram and other militants have been fighting for a decade. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Nigeria's government said the Boko Haram insurgency and the rival Islamic State West Africa Province group are on their last legs but sustained efforts to eradicate the militants have failed and the military continues to suffer heavy losses. </span><br />