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Boko Haram has FREED Nigeria Chibok girls

May 6, 2017May 6, 2017 Global AuthorBoko Haram, Michelle Obama, Nigeria Chibok girls, President Muhammadu Buhari

According to reports Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released at least 80 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in north-eastern Nigeria three years ago, officials say. The release reportedly came after talks with the government, though few details are confirmed. The abduction of the so-called “Chibok girls” triggered a global outcry and sparked a huge… Read More

Authors

Nimi Princewill

May 6, 2017May 6, 2017 Global AuthorAfrica Global Village, Nigerian writer, Nimi Princewill, Reporter

Nimi Princewill is a Nigerian writer, poet and social reformer. He’s very passionate about social reformation and the political development of Africa. He’s most notable for his unconventional opinions on issues that cut across religion, sports, social lifestyle and politics. He tweets: @princewill_nimi Email: princewill.nimi@yahoo.com Facebook: Follow Read More article from Nimi Princewill Read More

Getaways Southern Africa

Swaziland’s iconic MTN Bushfire Festival is back for 2017

May 6, 2017 Global Author#BringYourFire, Bushfire Festival, MTN BUSHFIRE, Swazi NGO Young Heroes, Swaziland

Swaziland is well known for its stunning landscapes and exciting game but also for its festivals. MTN Bushfire, Swaziland’s internationally acclaimed music and arts festival invites you to Bring Your Fire and experience three unforgettable days celebrating music, arts and performance whilst promoting social responsibility. Named Africa’s Top Festival by the BBC and by CNN as one of the 7… Read More

East Africa

Tragedy: Security forces mistakenly kill Somali Minister

May 5, 2017 Global AuthorDadaab Camp in Kenya, Minister Abdullahi Sheikh Abas, Somali Minister, Somalia’s Security force

MOGADISHU-(AGV) – Somalia security forces, this week shot dead a 31-year old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist. According to BBC the late Minister Abdullahi Sheikh Abas, was killed in his vehicle near the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu. Following Abas’ killing, the country’s president, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has cut short his visit to Ethiopia. Read More

Libya North Africa

Opinion: Two old men meet to discuss the future of Libya

May 5, 2017May 5, 2017 Global AuthorAqilah Saleh, future of Libya, Libya, Libyan journalists, Martin Kobler

On Friday, the Speaker of the east-based House of Representatives (HoR) Aqilah Saleh met with the Head of the High Council of State (HCS) Abdelrahman Al-Sweihli for the first time since the passing of the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) in Skhirat, Morocco on December 17, 2015. The meeting took place in Rome under the supervision of the Italian government. The… Read More

Liberia West Africa

Africa’s War Lord Queen; The Bloodstained Career of Liberia’s Eleanor Sirleaf Johnson

May 5, 2017May 5, 2017 Global AuthorAfrica’s War Lord Queen, Charles Taylor, Eleanor Sirleaf Johnson, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Thomas C. Mountain, UN, USA

If all you know about Liberian President Eleanor Sirleaf Johnson is what you read in the U.S. corporate media, you probably think she is a Nobel Prize-winning reformer. In fact, Sirleaf is a U.S. imperial puppet whose hands are steeped in blood, the “right hand woman“ of deposed warlord Charles Taylor, and a servant of multinational banks. “The lords of… Read More

Getaways Tourism

Malawi’s Ilala Ferry

May 3, 2017 Global AuthorIlala Ferry, Lake Malawi, Malawi Tourism

The Ilala has chugged up and down Lake Malawi each week since 1951. On its 6 day round trip the Ilala travels over 400km from Monkey Bay to Chilumba near the lake’s northern end, with 13 stops along the way. Although Lake Malawi is totally landlocked, at 365 miles long, 52 miles wide and up to 700m deep you’d be… Read More

Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa

Lai Mohammed Pleads With TB Joshua To Stay In Nigeria

May 3, 2017May 3, 2017 Global AuthorIsraeli mayors, Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Nation Newspaper, Nigerian Association of Tour Operators, Nigerian government, SCOAN, Sea of Galilee

According to a report in Nigeria’s Nation Newspaper, Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has entreated controversial Prophet T.B. Joshua to rescind his decision to leave Nigeria. “That will be very unfortunate in the sense that if he does move out, it will affect our tourism in Nigeria,” Mohammed told journalists at the Annual General Meeting of the… Read More

OP-ED US

The Guardian on Donald Trump -100 days of failure

May 3, 2017May 3, 2017 Global Author100 days of failure, Bashar al-Assad, Donald Trump, North Korea, Obamacare, US out of Nafta

It is no surprise dissembling has been the defining feature of his first 100 days. If he admitted the truth of his shambolic presidency, it would shorten its span. On Saturday Donald Trump will have been in the White House for a hundred days, and he has been a disaster for American democracy. His narcissism and incompetence has allowed little… Read More

Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa

Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua Leaving Nigeria for Israel

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017 Global Authorafrica, Emmanuel TV, international pilgrims, Israel, Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua, Pastor TB Joshua

In a bombshell announcement that shocked congregants and viewers of Emmanuel TV alike, Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua declared his intentions to leave Nigeria and relocate his ministry to the nation of Israel. Speaking to a rapt multi-national audience at his church service on Sunday 30th April 2017, Joshua disclosed that he had just returned from the ‘Holy Land’ after holding… Read More