The rampage of Islamic insurgents, Boko Haram is giving literal unrest to the people living in northern Nigeria, and psychological unrest to the Nigerian people at large- the upper house of the national assembly included. At a meeting with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, on Thursday, Channelstv reports that the Senate Committee on Defence [...]
Australians bury their heads in Beach sand to protest Government climate stance
More than 400 Australian protesters stuck their heads in the sand on Sydney's Bondi Beach on Thursday. The stunt was meant to mock the Australian government's reluctance to put climate change on the agenda of this weekend's G20 summit, being held in the country. CBC reports that a protest organizer pointed to the new agreement between the United States, and China, to limit [...]
Samantha Lewthwaite “White widow” finally gunned down
Samantha Lewthwaite, also known as Sherafiya Lewthwaite is one of the world's most wanted terrorists. Rumor has it that she was taken by a sniper on November, 12 2014. White window, as she was nicknamed has played parts in major terrorists activities in Europe and Africa. She is the widow of London 7/7 suicide bomber, and has been instrumental to many attacks, helping [...]
Israel approved new settlement in east Jerusalem amidst opposition
JERUSALEM — Israeli authorities have given preliminary approval for construction of 300 new homes in east Jerusalem — a move that could ratchet up already-heightened tensions in the holy city. According to AP, Amnon Arbel, the deputy head of planning in the Jerusalem municipality, said a planning committee approved the project Wednesday in the Ramot area. Arbel said the [...]
Car bomb damages Egyptian Embassy in Lybia
TRIPOLI, Libya — A Libyan security official says a car bomb went off outside the Egyptian embassy in the capital, Tripoli, causing some damage to the building. No one was hurt in the explosion on Thursday morning. The official says that shortly after the blast, another car bomb was discovered near the embassy of the United Arab Emirates. It's unclear why that car bomb did not [...]
Two workers trapped in World Trade Center rescued
New York (CNN) -- New York emergency crews rescued two workers who were trapped in a window-washing scaffold dangling perilously at the 69th floor of the 1,776-foot One World Trade Center building in lower Manhattan, authorities said Wednesday. The workers were tethered and uninjured inside the apparatus, the city's fire department said earlier. Television images showed the [...]
USA and China finally reached a “historic” deal
The United States and China on Wednesday announced an action plan on greenhouse emissions as part of a “historic” pact that was acclaimed by climate scientists but denounced by US Republicans as a job-killer. At a Beijing summit, the leaders of the world’s two biggest polluters put their stamp on attempts to breathe new life into action against global warming ahead of [...]
Female Suicide Bomber Strikes in FCE Niger
Another Female Suicide Bomber Strikes Again In FCE, Kontagora Niger StateThere are reports that a female suicide bomber blew herself up this afternoon at the Federal College of Education Kontagora in Niger state. Several students were reportedly injured and only 3 deaths have been confirmed at time of filling my report... Update: More than 20 student is said to have been [...]
Female suicide Bomber attacks Federal College of Education Niger State
Suicide bombing in public schools are gathering momentum. Few days ago, it was a secondary school in potiskum taking the hit. Today, it's Federal College of Education Niger state. According to Sahara Reporters, a lone female suicide bomber has detonated a bomb at Federal College of Education Kotangora Niger State. The report has it the suicide bomber died alone. Security [...]
FG blast USA over refusal to sell arms to Nigeria
Nigeria’s ambassador to Washington has blasted the United States for refusing to sell his country the weapons needed to deliver “the killer punch” to defeat Boko Haram militants. In a speech made public Tuesday, Ambassador Adebowale Adefuye also dismissed as “rumours, hear-says and exaggerated accounts” allegations of human rights abuses by the Nigerian army in its crackdown [...]
India mass sterilization: 8 dead 32 in critical condition
NEW DELHI—Eight Indian women have died and 20 others were in critical condition Tuesday after undergoing sterilization surgeries in a free government-run program to help slow the country’s population growth. AP reported that, a total of 83 women, all poor villagers under the age of 32, had the operations Saturday in a hospital outside Bilaspur city in the central state of [...]
Boko Haram defeats Nigerian Army again
The Nigerian troops have failed to the mighty hands of Boko Haram once again. Reporting coming from Adamawa state has it that the insurgents have conquered Maiha Local Government Area of the state. Nigerian Army source confirmed to journalists that Maiha has been captured today by the sects. He went further to say that many units were ordered to liberate 'Mubi' from Boko [...]
Myles Munroe, wife and daughter died in a tragic plane crash
A prominent Bahamian Christian leader, Myles Munroe, and several others members of his entourage were among nine people who have died after a small plane crashed while attempting to land in an island in Bahamas,local media reported. The Lear 36 Executive jet had taken off from the Bahamian capital of Nassau and crashed while approaching the grand Bahama International Airport [...]
Secondary school Bomb blast: About 48 students feared dead in Potiskum
At least 48 people have been killed after an explosion ripped through a secondary school in northeast Nigeria, as student gathered for morning assembly before classes began. A teacher at the school, a medic and a rescue worker said on Monday that blast happened at Government Comprehensive Senior Science Secondary School in Potiskum, Yobe State. The rescue worker told AFP news [...]
ICC considering action against Sheriff and Ihejirika for alleged Boko Haram sponsorship
(Sahara reporters) Following a petition submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) demanding a thorough investigation of former Borno State governor Ali Modu Sheriff and retired Nigerian Army Chief of Staff Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika, the ICC has confirmed they will review the petition and other supporting documents, which claim the pair were affiliated with the [...]
Fulani Herdsmen killed about 32 Nasarawa Villagers
It was not a good sunday to the village people of Eggon at Arikya-Soni in Lafia East Development Area of Nasarawa State. Eye witness reports that about 3pm on sunday, villagers who were returning from their farm were ambushed by suspected Fulani herdsmen who armed with Ak-47 rifles, killing no fewer than 32 people. The killers took possession of the victms motorcycles (about 9 [...]
Military frees 125 Boko haram suspects in Borno again
Authorities of 7 Division of Nigerian Army in Borno State, north-east Nigeria, on Saturday, released another batch of 125 Boko Haram suspects and handed them to the State Governor, Kashim Shettima, after being cleared of any involvement in terrorist activities. The cleared suspects, according to military authorities in Maiduguri, were among the 254 arrested suspects on [...]
Polar bear birthday: Toronto zoo invites everyone
(Thestar) Humphrey, the Toronto Zoo’s beloved young polar bear, is turning one on Sunday, and everyone is invited to his birthday party. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Humphrey’s (polar bear) birthday festivities will include birthday cupcakes for visitors and a talk by a special keeper. Anyone who drops off a birthday card will also get a poster. Some early celebrations for the [...]
Bauchi workers killed in bank bomb blast
Bauchi workers have been killed in a bank bomb blast. Bomb explosion at first bank, Azare, Bauchi has killed many workers waiting to collect money from the bank. Eyes witness has it that explosives were planted around the bank premises and went off as soon as the workers lined up to collect their pay. About 13 people has been reported dead while over 41 were injured. [...]
The Us Army okays the use of the word “Black” for Blacks
(CNN pentagon) A new publication from the US Army states that a member of their ranks can be named "Black" when describing the staff of black or African color. The army confirmed that the word is included in the publication "Army Command Policy" last October 22, known as AAR regulation 600-20. The regulation is regularly updated. The Army could not give detail how recent the [...]
Boko Haram steal dynamite in raid on Lafarge Nigeria plant
DAMATURU Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants raided a cement factory owned by Lafarge subsidiary Ashaka Cement and seized dynamite from a quarry, witnesses and a security source said on Thursday. Lafarge Africa said the plant "was the target of an intrusion by people who were strangers to the plant", but it added that "the situation has now stabilized [...]
90-years old man face possible jail term for feeding homeless people
(CNN) -- Arnold Abbott handed out four plates of food to homeless people in a South Florida park. Then police stopped the 90-year-old from serving up another bite. "An officer said, 'Drop that plate right now -- like I had a weapon,'" Abbott said. Abbott and two pastors in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, were charged for feeding the homeless in public on Sunday, the city's first [...]
World Trade Center Opens For Business Again 13 Years After Terror Attack
NEW YORK (AP) – The silvery skyscraper that rose from the ashes of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks to become a symbol of American resilience opened for business Monday, as 175 employees of the magazine publishing giant Conde Nast settled into their first day of work there. The opening of the country’s tallest building, One World Trade Center, marked a symbolic return to a [...]
Transcript of Boko Haram Leader, Shekau on Chibok girls and ceasefire talks
You followers of the constitution, have you forgotten what you said in your constitution when we were preaching in Maiduguri town? In your constitution, you cite section 8 verse 1, 2 to 3 in that your cursed document referred to as the constitution, that it is a law and not reversible. You came out in your radio and newspapers and say we are fighting for Islamic Caliphate, it [...]
Nigerian Troops fled Mubi in response to insignificant Boko Haram attack
Sahara Reporters - The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has confirmed that an entire battalion of soldiers fled the town of Mubi in Adamawa State earlier today in response to an attack by “insignificant” Boko Haram militants, but that an investigation is going on to establish why. SaharaReporters reported earlier in the day that the town had fallen to the militants. A senior [...]
How Apple CEO, Tim Cook Came Out As G@y
Apple CEO Tim Cook openly declare he is a g@y. How this is going to affect Apple as a company is yet unknown but I'm sure a good number of Apple users would have something to say about this. See his statement. The world has changed so much since I was a kid. America is moving toward marriage equality, and the public figures who have bravely come out have helped change [...]
International Space Station bound Rocket explodes on launch [NASA Reports]
[NBC NEWS] A rocket carrying a commercial unmanned spacecraft loaded with supplies for the International Space Station exploded just seconds after launch on Tuesday. The first stage of Orbital Science's two-stage Antares rocket burst into flames as it rose from its launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The company's Cygnus capsule and more than 5,000 pounds [...]
Father killed his wife and two teenage daughters before hanging himself
Daily Mail - A father of two is suspected of murdering his family in their Bradford home before killing himself. MailOnline understands Jitendra Lad, 49, may have killed his wife Daksha, 44, and their two children, Trisha, 19, and Nisha, 17, before hanging himself in Blackberry Way, Clayton. West Yorkshire Police have today launched a murder investigation but said they are not [...]
Chinese Authority sentenced 12 Muslims to death
The Chinese Government arrested twelve Muslims and sentenced them all to death. This is part of a recent measure China is taking to prevent terrorism. One report tells us: A Chinese court sentenced 12 people to death and dozens more to lesser sentences for attacks on government buildings and vehicles that killed 37 people in the western border region of Xinjiang. Aside from [...]
USA: Travelers From Ebola-Hit Africa Will Be Screened in U.S
Travelers from Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa will have their temperature taken and fill out a questionnaire when they arrive at one of five major U.S. airports, officials announced Wednesday. The screenings will start Saturday at New York’s JFK International Airport. Washington-Dulles, Newark, Chicago-O’Hare, and Atlanta international airports will come on line next [...]
Protests Erupt After St. Louis Police Officer Fatally Shoots Teen
NBCNEWS - A police officer fatally shot a teen who opened fire in St. Louis on Wednesday night, officials said. St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said that the officer fired his weapon 17 times after "at least three" shots were fired at him. It was not immediately clear how many times the 18-year-old suspect was hit. The death sparked protests in the Shaw neighborhood in the [...]
The Kenyan pastors being exposed online
Footage of a pastor caught with a young woman in a hotel room has caused controversy in Kenya. But who was behind the video, and many others just like it? The film looks like an episode of Cheaters, the American TV programme in which a television crew tracks down unfaithful partners and catches them red-handed - with the cameras rolling of course. It was broadcast on a news [...]
Hong Kong pro-democracy protests enter second week
BBC News - Fresh scuffles erupted between pro-democracy activists occupying central parts of Hong Kong and riot police, as the protests entered their second week. Thousands of people held a rally overnight, defying the Beijing-backed authorities, although by Sunday morning many of the protesters had gone home. On Saturday Hong Kong's leader warned that police would ensure [...]
Secret Service in disarray, Obama still safe?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Secret Service officer Timothy McCarthy took a bullet to protect Ronald Reagan in a 1981 assassination attempt and agent Jerry Parr shoved the president into a limousine, their quick reflexes projected a Hollywood-style image of invincibility around the agency. Fast-forward to today: the 149-year-old Secret Service is struggling to emerge from a [...]
John Lewis boss forced to say sorry as anti-French tirade causes outrage
The entente between the UK and France was struggling to remain cordiale on Friday as the boss of Britain’s favourite retailer was forced into an embarrassing apology hours after launching an attack on France, labelling it “sclerotic, hopeless and downbeat”. Andy Street, managing director of John Lewis, described France as a “finished” country where “nothing works and, worse, [...]