Paris doesn’t need your hashtag ‘heroics’
The instant online symbol of global support for Paris after last week’s attacks was a roughly rendered peace symbol with an Eiffel Tower in the middle of it. The French designer Jean Jullien sketched...
View ArticleMuslims launch #NotInMyName hashtag to condemn Paris attacks
In wake of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, the hashtag #NotInMyName has emerged on Facebook. It’s being used by Muslims on social media who are speaking out to condemn the attacks. In an attempt...
View Article‘It’s A Message Of Peace And Solidarity’
Meet the creative mind behind the “Peace for Paris” image, French graphic designer Jean Jullien. After news of simultaneous terrorist attacks Friday night in Paris spread, with the attacks claiming...
View ArticleNigeria will arrest its ex-security chief for $2 billion arms fraud while...
President Buhari has ordered the arrest of Nigeria’s former national security adviser for allegedly stealing up to $2 billion in fraudulent arm dealings which deprived the...
View ArticleHeavy casualties feared after Nigerian bomb explosion
Bomb explodes in town visited last week by president, Muhammadu Buhari, who declared that Boko Haram was close to defeat...
View ArticlePray for Paris: Charlie Hebdo cartoonist offers response to attacks, do not pray
The “Pray for Paris” mantra and hashtag that has been circulating online since Friday’s deadly attacks ran into a surprising response from a cartoonist for Charlie Hebdo, the far-left weekly French...
View ArticleBoko Haram is waging war on liberty (DA - Democratic Alliance)
(Source: DA - Democratic Alliance) The Democratic Alliance condemns the cold-blooded slaughter of more than 30 people in Madawa, north-east Nigeria, by Boko Haram. The DA sends its deepest condolences...
View ArticleNigeria's president: Ex-officer stole billions in arms deals
Nigeria's leader has ordered the arrest of the former president's national security adviser for allegedly stealing billions of...
View ArticleNigeria's Dasuki 'stole $2bn' from anti-Boko Haram fight
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of his predecessor's security adviser who allegedly stole more than $2bn...
View ArticleBuhari Orders Arrest Of Goodluck Jonathans Security Adviser
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of his predecessor's security adviser who allegedly stole more than $2bn ($1.31)....
View ArticleArtist discusses image that went viral after Paris attacks
Jean Jullien, the French illustrator behind the “Peace for Paris” symbol, was on holiday when he learned about the tragedies in Paris on Friday evening. He quickly took his brush and ink and drew the...
View ArticleDozens killed in Nigeria market 'suicide bombing'
At least 32 people have been killed and 75 more wounded in a blast at a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola, officials said. Speaking to Al Jazeera, an emergency official said a suicide...
View ArticleSyria's rebellious women
The real surprise is that there should be any surprise. Watching the film series titled Syria's Rebellious Women, it should be obvious that this is the case: that there are women actively involved in...
View ArticleBomb Kills At Least 32 At Busy Market In Nigeria
YOLA, Nigeria, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A blast struck a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola on Tuesday evening, killing 32 people and wounding 80 others, both the Red Cross and National...
View Article'These girls matter': US tycoon helping Chibok pupils back into the classroom
Inaction and fading global interest in plight of those who escaped Boko Haram spurred Robert F Smith to support local efforts with offer to pay for schooling...
View ArticleSocial Media Out in Front After Paris Attacks
Smita Nordwall When the deadly attacks unfolded across Paris last Friday, social media played a crucial role as a tool to help people in the crisis zone, as well as across the world, communicate, help...
View ArticleAmid Paris coverage, Africans outraged over leaders' responses
Another terror attack began trending on social media this week alongside the Paris terrorist attacks: Garissa University. In a strange twist, outrage over the level of attention the Paris attacks was...
View ArticleExplosion Kills 32 in Nigerian Market
VOA News A nighttime suicide bombing Tuesday in a parking lot and market in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 32 people and wounded 80, emergency...
View ArticleDozens killed in Nigeria market bombing
At least 32 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a blast at a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola, officials said. Speaking to Al Jazeera, an emergency official said a...
View ArticleNigeria orders arrest of ex-adviser over $2bn arms deal
Nigeria's president has ordered the arrest of the former national security adviser for allegedly stealing more than $2bn meant to purchase weapons for the military to fight the armed group Boko Haram....
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