Photo credit: The Globe Pakistani security forces killed five militants in an intense shootout and freed 23 hostages in the country’s restive southwest, the military said Sunday. It was unclear when the abductions took place. The Associated Press reports that the militants had established an illegal checkpoint near Kalat in Balochistan province overnight into Saturday, stopping…
Photo credit: Deadline For the palestinian relief nonprofits behind a $1 million pledge from rapper Macklemore, the Grammy winner’s latest contributions offer more than just money. The Associated Press reports that Macklemore committed to donate his net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after he was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstaage at New Jersey’s…
Prof. Isaac Adewale. Former Minister of health When Christ made one of his last sayings on the cross and said, ‘It is finished’, he couldn’t have been referring to Nigeria. However, when we really look at the Nigeria of today, it’s like some negative forces are working towards the end of Nigeria. There’s hardly any…
Save for the parked cars, it did not seem as if anything was happening there. I had to ask some guy who probably came to enjoy the fresh air outside if that was number sixty – five. Taking him for a security man, my voice was rather condescending, or so I thought. But on questioning…
Turning Social Media to an Exhibition Space. You may be carrying your most accessible gallery in your pocket. No rent. No security guard. No opening hours. No geographical address. People in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, London, New York and Tokyo can enter it within seconds. It is your phone. Yet many artists use this extraordinary instrument…
Photo credit: Citynews National Defence Minister David McGuinty says the United States’ deal to boost its military presence in Greenland while keeping the island under Danish control is “encouraging.” Global News reports that US President Donald Trump said Friday he has a deal with Denmark after months of threatening to take the island by force…
Photo credit: Aljazeera Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed Yemen’s Houth i rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in the Iran war. The Associated Press reports that the Saudi authorities said the attack…
