A suicide bomber detonated explosives at an outdoor World Cup screening site in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday night, killing 14 and injuring 26 people. Witnesses say a tricycle taxi was driven into the outdoor area in Damaturu, capital of Yobe state, before the explosion. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Boko Haram, the armed Islamic group […]
At least 50 are dead after gunmen in two minibuses stormed a town on Kenya’s coast and shot soccer fans watching a World Cup match in a television hall, officials said on Monday. The gunmen, suspected to be members of Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist group, also targeted two hotels, a police post and a bank in the […]
Boko Haram members are suspected of kidnapping 20 women from a settlement in northeast Nigeria near the town of Chibok. The gunmen, who are part of the same Islamic militant group that abducted more than 300 schoolgirls on April 15, arrived at noon Thursday in the Garkin Fulani settlement and forced the women to enter their vehicles […]
Militants belonging to the Islamic rebel group Boko Haram stormed three villages in northeastern Nigeria on Monday, killing at least 200 civilians and terrorizing residents. Witnesses say the military failed to intervene, although they were warned that an attack was imminent. From the Associated Press: A community leader who witnessed the killings on Monday said residents […]
Terrorists belonging to the extreme Islamist group Boko Haram – the same group responsible for kidnapping nearly 300 Nigerian school girls who have not yet been rescued – have reportedly let off a bomb in Mubi, Adamawa State that killed at least 60 people. According to SaharaReporters: Two security sources in the area told SaharaReporters that […]
It was previously reported that Nigerian officials zeroed in on the location of the missing schoolgirls. Today, the government is at a standstill over what to do next. According to the Associated Press, Nigerian officials and the government are conflicted on how to infiltrate a plan to rescue all 276 young girls abducted by Boko […]
On Monday, a Nigerian official confirmed that the military knows the whereabouts of the missing 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram rebels in April. The official, however, said the military could not disclose the location and will not use force to rescue them. Chief of Defence Staff Air Marshal Alex Badeh said that “the good […]
A naked man was arrested outside of the White House yesterday after he stripped down and stood outside the gates completely in the nude. He put up a fight before authorities were able to subdue him and was charged with two counts of assault and one count of indecent exposure. The man was sent off […]
Suspected Boko Haram rebels staged another attack in a northeast Nigerian village, killing 29 farm workers, police said. The Islamist militants also destroyed most of the village of Chukku Nguddoa and wounded another 10 people on Wednesday, a police source in Borno state said. According to Reuters: Bomb attacks are growing more sophisticated, including two on the capital […]
Islamist militants from the rebel group Boko Haram have reportedly dropped demands for the release of top commanders in exchange for the girls they kidnapped from a Nigerian school in April. However, a source close to the group says they are in talks with the Nigerian government to release up to half of the kidnapped girls in […]
The first lady wont be happy about this! While out and about in Washington together, President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, popped in at a Shake Shack to grab a bite to eat. While Obama chose to chow down on a burger and fries, Biden opted to go all out with a cheeseburger, fries and […]
Officials in Nigeria say President Goodluck Jonathan has called off a visit to the town where nearly 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamist militants from the rebel group Boko Haram. Sources told the BBC that President Jonathan would stop in Chibok on his way to a conference in France, but the threat of Boko Haram militants and a […]
