Christmas-themed articles are filled with everything you must do or avoid to have the most fun out of the holidays. But we often forget to think about those outside of our immediate circle which shouldn’t be the case. After all, ’tis the season to spread the love all around. The other day, Oprah Winfrey was... Read More
Perhaps you know that Syria has been at war since 2011, but do you know why? This thread attempts to break down the reasons Syria found itself in a war not quite so much of its own making. Western and Arab forces had a lot to do with it, @ovozainab says. Conspiracy theory? You decide.... Read More
President of the United States of America, Barack Obama on Friday held his final press conference of the year 2016. Obama mentioned Russia and its president, Vladmir Putin many times during the conference. He said it was shocking that a recent poll showed that 37 per cent of Republican voters approved of Putin, saying “Ronald Reagan would... Read More
On the left is what Aleppo looked like pre-2011 and on the right, is what it looks like in 2016 after a 2013 attack. All over the world, ordinary citizens are waking up to the realization that the status quo, for them is no longer sustainable. And so they fight. Against the government. Against monarchies. Against... Read More
From the papers this morning – a Tracklist Ijaw leaders reject Clark’s N’Delta dialogue team – YNaija Police arrests undergraduate for defrauding 7 ladies via Facebook – YNaija FG not probing ex-President Jonathan, Patience says Lai Mohammed – YNaija MASSOB takes Biafra struggle to the international community – YNaija 8-month-old baby, 90-year-old die in Lagos... Read More
An Al-Qaeda terrorist in Aleppo, Al-Ansari has called the mother of one of the fallen soldiers telling her he beheaded her son. According to DailyMail, the terrorist tried to ascertain who he was speaking with at the beginning of the call. He claimed he had picked up the handset and wanted to find its owner. Al-Ansari... Read More
The photos and video of a 5-year-old Syrian boy, Omran Daqneesh has gone viral on the internet after he survived an aerial attack in the capital city of Aleppo this week. Omran was one of the children being treated after a building collapsed in Aleppo due to airstrikes on the city. But he was different,... Read More
Rebels have shot down a Russian helicopter in northern Syria, Russian military officials say. According to defence officials in the country, the Mi-8 transport aircraft had five people on board. Unconfirmed reports say at least four of them are now dead. The helicopter was returning from delivering humanitarian aid to the city of Aleppo, Russia’s Interfax... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo In a time of social media, people are too embarrassed to ask questions everyone pretends everyone knows the answers to – like the complicated war in Syria, which like most, stands at an intersection of history, politics, religion and complicated international relations further complicated by President Barack Obama’s pressure to intervene. How... Read More
Members of an Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo executed a 15-year-old boy in front of his parents on Sunday as punishment for what the group regarded as a heretical comment, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Mohammad Qataa was shot in the face and neck a day after... Read More