Soft Approach to Hardcore Groups in Africa – The al-Shabab attack on Garissa University, Kenya, the continuing battle with Boko Haram in Nigeria, and also the arrival of ISIL in Libya emphasize the expansion of violent groups throughout Africa. Alongside [...]
May 21, 2015
Africa, Video
South Africa’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a Mozambican taxi driver who was allegedly handcuffed to the back of a police van and dragged through the streets. Video footage taken by a bystander of the incident, near Johannesburg, [...]
May 21, 2015
Incidents, Video
Bring your investments home – Obi of Onitsha charges Ndigbo – Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, has reported that while the Igbos have more than 70 % of their investments outside their homeland, non-Igbos had not considered it [...]
May 21, 2015
Business, Video
Teen Whose Heart Stopped for 20 Minutes Says He Saw Jesus – A 17-year-old Texas high school student says he saw Jesus right after he collapsed in gym class and was with no heartbeat for 20 minutes. Zack Clements suffered sudden [...]
Child Bride Who Killed Husband Escapes Death – The murder charges against a 15-year old girl, Wasila Tasi’u, who killed her 35-year old husband, Umar Sani, and 4 others, have been dropped by prosecutors at a Kano State high court. [...]
May 21, 2015
Incidents, Video
This is exactly what happened according to Malawi News Network, when the man involved fooled his boss for 8 months into believing he was a woman. He was arrested after stealing some household items, which the value is yet to [...]
May 21, 2015
Africa, Video
Angela Slinn, a British mother of three has been confirmed dead a few days after travelling to India to visit her Facebook lover. Angela Slinn, a British mother of three has been confirmed dead a few days after travelling to [...]
By Chika Okeke Troubled by the effects on children of the insurgency in parts of the North East of the country after a visit to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kuchingoro in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), little Miss Splendour [...]
The Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp (7312.T) is doubling a recall of potentially deadly air bags to nearly 34 million vehicles, making it the largest automotive recall in American history, U.S. safety regulators said on Tuesday. The recall [...]
By Ejikeme Omenazu Lagos — WITH the May 29 inauguration of Nigeria’s President-elect, Muhammed Buhari, drawing closer, pressure is mounting on the White House and President Barrack Obama on who to represent the United States at the event. Information available [...]