Archive: Asia

📁 Crime Watch

Son Of Ex-Nigerian Chief Justice, Uwais Killed In Airstrike On ISIS

Ibrahim Uwais, a son of former Chief Justice Mohammed Uwais, was yesterday killed near Aleppo, Syria as the United States targeted members of the Islamic State

📅 May 10, 2016 @ 08:07:40 Africa/Lagos

📁 Broad

Sadiq Khan: Muslim, Pakistani Parents, Now London Mayor

Sadiq Khan: trail blazing newly elected London Mayor London (AFP) – London’s new mayor Sadiq Khan has gone from a public housing estate in the British capital t

📅 May 7, 2016 @ 00:22:08 Africa/Lagos

📁 General

Boko Haram War: US Now Ready To Sell Attack Helicopters To Nigeria

US attack helicopter The United States administration is seeking to approve a sale of as many as 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to Nigeria to aid it

📅 May 6, 2016 @ 11:06:53 Africa/Lagos

📁 Business

Egypt, Saudi Arabia Sign 60 Billion Saudi Riyal Investment Fund Pact

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 7, 2016 shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz rev

📅 April 12, 2016 @ 01:40:23 Africa/Lagos

📁 Politics

PDP Names Wike Chairman Of National Convention Committee

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has constituted four special committees in preparation for the party’s National Co

📅 April 4, 2016 @ 07:57:03 Africa/Lagos

📁 Broad

EgyptAir Hijacker Identified, Asks For Cyprus Asylum

The hijacked EgyptAir plane The hijacker of the EgyptAir Boeing A320 plane has been identified. He is 27 year old Ibrahim Samaha, an Egyptian. Flight MS 181 fro

📅 March 29, 2016 @ 10:51:11 Africa/Lagos

📁 Broad

Ted Cruz Muslims Comment Attracts Backlash

Ted Cruz US Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz was barraged by criticism Wednesday one day after proposing that police “patrol and secure Muslim neighbo

📅 March 24, 2016 @ 06:53:57 Africa/Lagos

📁 Broad

110 Journalists Killed Worldwide In 2015

110 journalists were killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have stated. RSF noted that while many died in war zones, the majority wer

📅 December 30, 2015 @ 04:45:00 Africa/Lagos

📁 Broad

Afghan Taliban Faction Appoints New ‘Supreme Leader’

A breakaway faction of the Taliban has elected its own leader, sparking speculation over the unity of the group and its future decisions. Abdul Ma Niazi, the sp

📅 November 6, 2015 @ 08:22:01 Africa/Lagos

📁 Broad

Russia Holds Day Of Mourning For 224 Plane Crash Victims

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📅 November 1, 2015 @ 13:47:44 Africa/Lagos