Nigerian security forces are investigating the mass kidnapping of more than 90 people — 60 women and girls and 31 schoolboys — from villages south of Maiduguri, the capital state of Borno. The kidnapping, suspected to be carried out by Boko Haram militants, occurred between Thursday and Saturday. The newest mass abduction comes just two […]
Kenyan officials have confirmed forces fatally shot five people allegedly involved in a World Cup screening attack that killed 50 earlier this week. The five were killed Thursday in the coastal town of Mpeketoni as they tried to escape Kenyan forces, the ministry said Friday. Officials detained additional suspects in the raid, including the owner and […]
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 […]
On Monday, President Barack Obama announced that he would position nearly 300 armed American forces in and around Iraq to help secure the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The President is also considering an array of options, including airstrikes or a contingent of special forces, for combating Islamic insurgents that pose a threat to U.S. assets. From the Associated […]
It happened. For the first time in its World Cup history, the United States defeated Ghana 2-1 in a thrilling match on Monday night. For highlights, read here…[NBC] Just a day after suspected al Shabab members slaughtered at least 50 people at a World Cup screening, 15 others were killed in a raid on two […]
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 […]
7-year-old Mikayla Capers is in fragile condition after she was stabbed 16 times in the elevator of her Brooklyn apartment building, a heartless crime that left her friend dead. She is said to be slowly recovering at home, while 27-year-old Daniel St. Hubert, who stabbed her, is being charged with the murder of her friend P.J. […]
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 […]
On Monday, Nigerian officials banned the “Bring Back Our Girls” protests over the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls in the capital city of Abuja, claiming the demonstrations pose a security threat. The Commissioner of Police in Federal Capital Territory (FTC), Mr Joseph Mbu, announced the ban at a news conference in Abuja, saying the protests were posing a […]
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 […]
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 […]
