Headlines- After a temporary suspension, Emirates said the airline "will resume operations."
- On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be "hit very hard" and that he was thinking about extending the strikes to other targets..
- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Tag: Boko Haram Terrorist Groups
Nigeria Revives Argungu Fishing Festival Halted...
Officials in Nigeria’s Kebbi state have revived the Argungu Fishing Festival, which was halted in 2009 because of threats from Boko Haram terrorists. Authorities say with security progress against the Islamist group, the festival can resume and provide jobs and income to thousands
Africa, the soft Power of Mothers
Here begins the story of Hauwa Ibrahim, the brave girl from Hinna, State of Gombe, northern Nigeria, who first became a lawyer and then a Harvard professor of “Women, Justice and Sharia” and “Introduction to Critical Human Rights Thoughts and Social Justice” at the Roman university of Tor Vergata
Nigerian Youth Hold Vigil for Student...
Nigerian youth have held a vigil for a student killed last month by the Islamic State’s West Africa Province, a breakaway Boko Haram group. The militants released a video showing the gruesome execution of 22-year-old Ropvil Daciya, who the group kidnapped on January 9 while he was travelling from his hometown of Jos to Maiduguri
Nigerian Authorities Pay Tribute to Slain...
Nigerian Authorities paid respect to families of deceased soldiers of Nigerian Army who fought against Boko Haram Insurgents.About 200 families received food and financial support
African Stories
The terrorist group Boko Haram has exploited high unemployment to recruit new fighters in Cameroon along the Nigerian Border…In 2003, then-Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo signed the Child Right Act into law in 2003, to preserve the rights of children and protect them from exploitative labor. But 17 years later, millions of Nigerian children still take on physically challenging work
Cameroonian Girls on Nigeria Border Married...
The parents of Cameroonian girls married off their daughters to escape Bono Haram Insurgents
Former Boko Haram Fighters Seek Mental...
Nigerian men who have left the Islamist militant group Boko Haram are finding it difficult to return to civilian life. They face stigma and many turn to substance abuse to cope with their experiences
Thousands Missing in Nigeria After Decade...
The International Committee of the Red Cross says their highest caseload of missing persons in the world is currently in Nigeria. Nearly 22,000 Nigerians have been reported as missing in connection with the 10-year-old insurgency by Islamist militant group Boko Haram