Biafra’s Military Veterans
Gabriel Ukuwagi was only 14 when he joined the Biafran army in 1967 to fight against Nigeria in a combat that was a foregone conclusion. "They had jet fighters, we had machetes," he recalled. The...
Tag: War_Conflict
The New Voice of Pro-Biafra Independence
Nnamdi Kanu walks slowly across the courtyard of his family home in Umuahia, southeast Nigeria, as a crowd of supporters in the red, black and green of the Biafran flag hail him as their saviour....
MI5 Probes Bomber ‘warnings’
MI5 is to hold an inquiry into the way it dealt with warnings from the public that the Manchester suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, was a potential threat. Whitehall officials have acknowledged the...
North Korea Test-Fires Another Ballistic Missile, US and South Korea Say
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Monday morning that landed in the ocean, the US military said. South Korea and Japan immediately protested the missile launch, the most recent...
Akufo-Addo Tasks Soldiers To Lead Galamsey Fight
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has been tasked to lead the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. Speaking at the presentation of colours to the Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment...
N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday, the South's military and Japan said, a move that ratcheted up tensions over the North's quest to develop weapons capable of hitting the United States....
Palestinian Judge Bans Divorce During Ramadan
50,000 weddings were celebrated in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip in 2015 The head of Palestinian Islamic courts on Sunday told judges not to grant divorces over Ramadan, fearing the...
Manchester Sees Rise In Hate Crimes After Attack
The number of hate crime incidents reported to police in Manchester has almost doubled since the suicide bomb attack at the Manchester Arena on May 22 that killed 22 people and injured dozens of...
Manila ‘fomally’ Axes Latest Peace Round With Communists
The Philippine government on Sunday formally called off the latest round of peace talks with communist insurgents, after the parties failed to resolve a dispute over a rebel order for fighters to...
Thousands of Motorcyclists Pay Tribute In Peaceful Washington Rumble
Tens of thousands of motorcyclists rumbled through the heart of Washington on Sunday in an annual "Rolling Thunder" tribute to US military veterans and war dead. The cyclists came from across the...
Mahama Now PRO For ‘thieves and Corrupt Officials’ – Abronye DC
Former President John Mahama has now become the Public Relations Officer (PRO) for persons who engaged in various acts of corruption under his administration, the Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser...
CCTV Shows Bomber Before Arena Blast
CCTV images showing suicide bomber Salman Abedi on the night he attacked the Manchester Arena killing 22 people have been been released by police. Fourteen locations are being searched and 12 men are...
Civilian Deaths A ‘fact of Life’ In War On IS, Pentagon Head Says
Civilian casualties are inevitable in the war against the Islamic State group but the United states is doing "everything humanly possible" to avoid them, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in an...
Israel Approves Controversial Jerusalem Cable Car Project
Israel's government on Sunday approved plans to install a cable car to Jerusalem's Old City, a project likely to anger Palestinians and much of the international community. The plan would see a...
Anti-Jihadist Ramadan Advert Goes Viral
A video advertisement that depicts a would-be suicide bomber confronted by the faithful has gone viral two days into the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. "Worship your God with love, not terror" is...
French Hostage Freed In DR Congo
A Frenchman who was abducted nearly two months ago in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been freed, the office of President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday. A French diplomat said the freed...
Palestinians Ban Divorces During Ramadan
The head of Palestinian Islamic courts on Sunday told judges not to grant divorces over Ramadan, fearing the month-long fast could spark rash words that would be regretted later. Judge Mahmud Habash...
ISIS Murder 19 Civilians In South Philippines
ISIS-linked terrorists have murdered 19 civilians in the Philippines including a woman and a child. This week 85 people have died in street-to-street battles between the Philippine army and...
19 Dead As Troops Fight ISIL-Linked Groups
Fighters locked in street-to-street battles with security forces in a southern Philippine city on Mindanao island have killed 19 civilians, the military said on Sunday, bringing the official death...
Iraq Mosul Offensive: Civilians ‘in Grave Danger’
Civilians are being hit hardest as Iraq's military assault on Mosul enters its final phase, the country's UN humanitarian relief coordinator says. Lise Grande told the BBC residents were in grave...