Over 12 hours after four Nigerians were executed in Indonesia, the Nigerian government is yet to make an official statement over their killing. This is despite the fact that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan had pleaded with the Indonesian government to spare the lives of the Four Nigerians who were found guilty of drug…
Protest Rocks US City Over Death Of Black Man
Baltimore, a city in Maryland, United States, has declared a state of emergency amid violent protests linked to the death of a black man fatally injured in police custody. A weeklong curfew has been announced and as many as 5,000 National Guard troops could be deployed, according to state officials. Freddie Gray, An African American…
Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Hits 3,600
Two days after it struck, the casualties in the Nepal earthquake have risen to 3,617. Aside from that, over 6,500 people have been confirmed injured. Even then, officials have warned that the casualty rate could go up, even as rescue teams reach remote mountainous areas of western Nepal. The massive earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitudes was…
Oyintiloye Calls For Grassroots Medical Intervention
Olatubosun Oyintiloye, a House of Assembly Member-elect representing Obokun constituency, Osun State, has called on residents of his constituency and the state as a whole to give back to the society through intervention in the area of health among others, in order to assist the government. He made the call during a visit to the…
US Confirms Hostages’ Deaths In Al-Qaeda Raid
The United States has disclosed that a US counterterrorism operation in January killed two hostages who were being held by al-Qaeda. Dr. Warren Weinstein, an American held by the militants since 2011, was one of those killed in the raid in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The other hostage that was killed was…
South Africa: Zulu King Pleads For Calm
Following the increasing xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa, Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini, has appealed for calm. The King had been accused of fueling the attacks, which have killed at least seven people, after saying foreigners should “go back to their countries.” More than 300 people have been arrested in the unrest. Thousands packed…
2015 Black Heritage Festival Kicks Off in Lagos
The 2015 Lagos Black Heritage Festival, LBHF, has kicked-off in grand style at the Freedom Park, Lagos. The seven-day event will be a manifestation of several cultural activities from within and outside Lagos State. Inspired by the spirit of convergence for which Lagos remains pre-eminent, the Lagos Black Heritage Festival celebrates African creativity within a…
South Africans To March Against Xenophobic Attacks
South Africa is set to hold a huge protest march against xenophobic attacks in Durban following a surge of attacks on foreigners. Organizers of the march said about 10,000 people were expected in the city’s biggest show of solidarity with foreigners. At least five people have been killed and foreign-owned shops looted in attacks in…
Ebola: Schools Reopen In Sierra Leone As Threat Declines
Schools have reopened across Sierra Leone nine months after they were shut down because of the Ebola outbreak. The government said it hopes that the studying time lost by the country’s 1.8 million children can still be made up for. The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says that the reopening of Sierra Leone’s schools marks…
Iraq Recaptures Over Quarter Of ISIS Territory
The Iraqi government has reclaimed more than a quarter of its territory earlier captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, since the US-led coalition air campaign began in August 2014, a Pentagon spokesman says. ISIS took over large swathes of northern and western Iraq in June 2014. The announcement comes ahead of…
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