Remy’s move to Liverpool is almost done, but what’s the delay? [READ]

Remy’s move to Liverpool is almost done, but what’s the delay? [READ]

by Mark Bassey Loic Remy’s move from Queens Park Rangers is being held up by problems with paperwork. Both Premier League clubs have agreed a £10.5m fee for the French striker, who was flown to Boston to undergo a medical with the Reds. However, the 27-year-old could not be unveiled on Thursday as planned, but... Read More

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May 10, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls, abducted schoolgirls, Boston, peaceful protest

Iyabo Obasanjo, others stage #BringBackOurGirls protest in Boston (See Photos)

by Zara Mustapha Nigerians living in Boston Massachusetts, US held a #BringBackOurGirls peaceful protest on Thursday, May 8. There has been a global outcry over the abduction of over 230 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno by the Boko Haram Islamic sect on April 14 pressuring the Nigerian government to act fast and end the terrorism menace once and for all.... Read More

July 19, 2013

Moment of surrender: New pictures emerge of ‘Boston bomber’ yielding to the police (PHOTOS)

Dramatic new images have been released showing alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev bruised and bloodied with his hands in the air as he emerges from his final hiding place. Cornered by police, the photos show the 19-year-old in a blood-splattered black jumper, with hands stained red and a sniper’s laser aimed directly at his forehead.... Read More

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May 1, 2013

Boston Marathon bombing: 3 more suspects arrested for tampering with evidence

Two lazy exchange students who palled around with alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Times Square last year were arrested Wednesday for allegedly tossing out a backpack filled with fireworks at the suspect’s request after the attack. And third man was charged with lying to federal investigators. The suspects, Azamat Tazhayakov, 20, Dias Kadyrbayev, 19, and... Read More

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April 30, 2013

Female DNA found on at least one bomb used in Boston Marathon attacks

Female DNA has been found on at least one of the bombs used in the Boston Marathon attacks, according to a new report. But it isn’t clear if that means a woman helped suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev carry out the attacks. U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal there could be several explanations for the DNA,... Read More

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April 29, 2013

Opinion: Pity Boston, Ignore Nigeria – The limits of compassion

by Janine di Giovanni But I cannot forget the image of a Nigerian woman, weeping, after losing her children in this week’s violence. Acres of newspaper inches have been devoted to the dead in Boston. Did anyone write about her? No one would ever argue that the bombing in Boston was not horrific. But there was... Read More

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April 25, 2013

Opinion: Terrorism – The last time an American President promised to…

by Favour Afolabi The last time an American President promised to get “those that committed terrorism on the Homeland” by all means necessary, here is what it took the Nation to achieve that promise: Another 11 years before killing Osama Bin Laden, and indeed under another President other than the one that made the... Read More

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April 24, 2013

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Opinion: The 19-year-old Boston bomber could be my son

by Simi Singh Juneja I can’t help but stare at the picture of the 19-year-old alleged bomber’s face. Who drops a bomb at a finish line — like a parade route, the scene of euphoric celebration? He could be my son: the oval face; the close-set dark eyes; the curly black hair; tall and lanky. My... Read More

Boston bomber charged on his Boston hospital bed – and could face the death penalty (DETAILS)

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could die for his crimes. The hospitalized 19-year-old was charged Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property — and will not be tried as an enemy combatant, the White House said Monday. “This is absolutely the right way to go and the appropriate way to... Read More

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Cheta Nwanze: Why are we encouraging bad behaviour? (Y! FrontPage)

You do not, as a government show any form of weakness to miscreants. There is no surer recipe for anarchy as this kind of behaviour gives all sorts of miscreants the confidence to perpetuate their activities. There were two events that happened on the same day last week in different parts of the world. To... Read More

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Boston terror suspect WAKES UP, responds in writing to questions

They wanted to shed more blood. The Tsarnaev brothers were armed to the teeth while on the run and hoped to rack up the body count, authorities said Sunday. The latest twist in the global investigation came as the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, regained consciousness Sunday night and began answering... Read More

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Wow: Bombers were about to plant more bombs, plot spoiled by release of CCTV photos [DETAILS]

The Boston bombers were planning more attacks across the city and were already building the bombs to do this says the city’s police commissioner Ed Davis. Davis says it’s his belief that 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his 26-year-old brother Tamerlan ‘were going to attack other individuals’ — and Davis says that’s based on the evidence... Read More

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Dumb: Boston Bomber ‘put gun in his mouth and fired as he was cornered in boat’

The alleged Boston Marathon bomber may have tried to kill himself rather than surrender after he was cornered by police – but failed in his suicide attempt, it has been revealed. A new report says Dzhokhar Tsarnaev shoved his pistol in his own mouth and pulled the trigger as SWAT officers and federal agents closed... Read More

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Just in: Boston bombing suspect says he and his brother ‘acted alone’

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told authorities from his hospital bed Monday that he and his brother acted alone in last week’s attack, officials said. CBS News correspondent Bob Orr reports that Tsarnaev, injured from the manhunt that led to his capture, is cooperating with authorities. He is communicating via writing because a gunshot... Read More

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April 21, 2013

How cigarette-smoking neighbour helped police find Boston bomber hiding in boat (PHOTOS)

When David Henneberry nipped outside for a cigarette, he had no idea it would lead to a bloody shootout in his back garden and the capture of the most wanted man in America. Like thousands of other residents of Watertown, a sleepy middle-class suburb of Boston, the 66-year-old had been cooped up in his home,... Read More

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Video of final shootout with Boston bombing suspect surfaces (WATCH – GRAPHIC IMAGES)

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev‘s last stand was more of a last cower. A barrage of gunfire erupted on the typically quiet suburban street, turning it into a chaotic scene of loud blasts, nervous townspeople and a wounded fugitive. Tsarnaev was trapped in the boat he crawled into for a last-ditch hideout. Soon after the bullets started flying, Tsarnaev surrendered.... Read More

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Abdullahi Abubakar: President Jonathan, you have a message from Boston

by Abdullahi Abubakar “Yes! We’ll find you and you’ll face justice – Obama warns Boston bombing perpetrators at interfaith service. From his intonation, you’ll feel the remorsefulness, pangs of conscience, self-reproach, empathy and above all – the zeal to fight terrorism. This is glaring in his speech where he said “Yes, we will find you... Read More

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How Boston terrorist was found hiding out in a boat parked in a driveway (PHOTOS)

He was in a boatload of trouble, and that’s where cops found him. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was discovered in the bottom of a rare, 1980s pleasure boat in the backyard of a Watertown, Mass., home just after 6 p.m. by the shocked owner David Henneberry, his family told the Daily News. Henneberry, an avid boater... Read More

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Controversy trails leak of Boston bomber’s awful post mortem photo (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

A grisly post-mortem photo of one of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers appears to have been taken early today after medical personnel turned the body over to law enforcement officials. The image of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, began circulating online this afternoon after it was posted on popular web sites like Reddit and 4chan. The source... Read More

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April 18, 2013

Boston Bombings: “God, please don’t let it be a Muslim”

by Wajahat Ali The twin bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon, which killed two and injured at least 176, inspired divergent responses to a sudden, senseless tragedy. In the immediate aftermath of the blasts, some marathon participants continued running to nearby hospitals to donate blood, many Boston citizens offered free food and shelter to strangers,... Read More

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April 17, 2013

Just in: One person has been arrested for Boston bombings, says CNN | Not true, says Boston police

by Hauwa Gambo A source has just told CNN that an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombings. According to the network, “The arrest came after analysis of two separate videos of one of the two explosions, which killed three and injured more than 180 people. “The arrest is based on two videos... Read More

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April 17, 2013

Just In: US authorities uncover key clue to the Boston bombing

by Hauwa Gambo CNN is reporting that “the lid of a pressure cooker was found on a roof near the scene of the Boston Marathon bombings”, according to a federal law enforcement official with firsthand knowledge of the investigation. According to the report: One of the bombs was housed in a pressure cooker hidden inside... Read More

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April 16, 2013

Boston explosion: Saudi national held as suspect in hospital (Report)

Three people are dead and at least 100 injured after after two powerful explosions went off near the Boston Marathon finish line, and authorities have now confirmed that they have a suspect who is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds. The New York Post reports the suspect is a Saudi national. A... Read More

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April 16, 2013

In charge: President Obama is briefed on Boston explosion (SNAPSHOT)

by Isi Esene This is a picture of the President of the United State, Barack Obama being briefed about the details of the ‘bombing’ at the finish line of the Boston Marathon which has so far killed three and injured many others. Obama was speaking (on the phone) with FBI Director, Robert Mueller in the... Read More

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April 15, 2013

Boston ‘bombing’: Police cordone off the White House in emergency security procedure (PHOTO)

by Isi Esene After the twin explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line which has so far killeed two people and injured many others, the US seat of power in Washington DC are clearly not leaving anything to chance as it cordoned off the White House immediately. Investigations are ongoing to unravel the motive behind... Read More

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April 15, 2013

Horrific: The Boston Marathon bomb explosion as it happened (PHOTOS, WATCH)

by Isi Esene The Boston Marathon blasts occurred a few seconds apart on opposite sides of the street. The race was halted after the explosions as was subway service into the area. The damaged area, according to photos uploaded by onlookers and journalists to Twitter, appears chaotic, smokey, and partially evacuated. Horrifyingly, eyewitnesses have... Read More

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April 15, 2013

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SNAPSHOT: The terrifying bomb that just went off in Boston disrupting the Marathon

by Isi Esene Numerous news agencies are now reporting that a bomb—or possibly several bombs—exploded near the finish line of this afternoon’s Boston Marathon at the Fairmount Copley Plaza Hotel. Boston.com reports that “multiple” people have been injured while The Boston Globe has the figure as “at least a dozen.” Horrifyingly, eyewitnesses have reported “blood... Read More

March 23, 2013