A new drug branded with the Snapchat logo — the popular photo-sharing app that allows people to set a self-destruct timer on shared images and videos — has hit the streets in Australia and is sending people straight to the hospital. And unlike the app, the effects of the pink or blue pill don’t wear off in […]
First Lady Michelle Obama is slated to honor the late Dr. Maya Angelou during a private memorial service for the activist and poet this weekend. The White House confirmed that FLOTUS will deliver her remarks on Saturday at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Angelou died last week at the age of 86. Read about […]
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 […]
On Wednesday, the White House announced they would be sending 80 U.S. troops in Chad to help in the search for the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. A U.S. Predator drone will also be aiding in the search for the girls, a Pentagon official told CNN. Half of the new group of U.S. troops will be operating the launch […]
For the first time in history, the United States has brought hacking charges against a state actor. Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to announce criminal charges filed by the Justice Department against several Chinese government officials, accusing them of stealing American trade secrets through cyber espionage. The charges will name several individuals who are Chinese […]
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 […]
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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 […]
