Chemical Attacks Continue in Syria
New Photos from North Korea Reveal Possible Missile Program
New photos out of North Korea appear to showcase new developments in the country’s missile program, according to experts, which includes a previously hidden type of projectile. KCNA, the North Korean State media, announced on Wednesday that leader Kim Jong Un had taken a trip to the nation’s Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of […]
Study Reveals Women and Children More Likely to be Suicide Bombers than Men
According to a research conducted at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, women and children make up the majority of suicide bombers used by the militant group, Boko Haram, as opposed to men. The study analyzed the 434 suicide bombings that have been carried out since 2011 by the Nigerian-based terror group. The data […]
Nigeria: Ezekwesili Calls For Change Of Nigeria’s Present Political Class
”For Nigeria to survive, it must overthrow the existing order especially the 57-year-old political class and entrenched pattern,” these were the strong words of Nigeria’s former Education Minister Ms Oby Ezekwesili, when she spoke at the Big Ideas Podium with the theme “Nigeria: The Economics of Failure’’ of the African Heritage Institution (Afri-Heritage) in Enugu […]
Charlottesville Mayor Places Partial Blame on Trump for Violent Protest
Michael Signer, Democratic mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia said on Sunday that Trump should take a bit of responsibility for the protest that turned deadly on Saturday morning. He essentially alluded to the fact that Trump has indirectly encouraged organized white supremacists and far-right activists who caused the racially charged violence in the city. “Look at […]
UPDATE: Abuja protest turns bloody as Police fire bullets at protesters
Gay Reporter Is Spared Possible Deportation, Torture, and Prison
Openly gay journalist, Khudoberdi Nurmatov, who works at an investigative newspaper in Russia under the pen name Ali Feruz, faced possible deportation by Moscow to the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan. According to ABC News, a Russian court ruled last week that Nurmatov violated immigration laws and must be removed from the European nation. He […]
Resume Or Resign: Nigerians Protest Against President Buhari’s Absence
Nigerians are asking their President to get back to work or resign. ‘Resume or Resign’; those were the strong words of Nigerians who took to the streets of Abuja Monday to protest the continued absence of President Muhammadu Buhari from office The protesters who marched across major streets of Nigeria’s Federal Capital city are miffed […]
Unemployment Rate Lowest in 16 Years
As president Donald Trump’s approval ratings continue to decline rapidly, the United States unemployment rate has fallen to 4.3 percent, as of July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, making it the lowest rate in 16 years. The last time the nation has seen the same rate was in May of 2001. However, despite […]
