Tag: saudi

Ramadan

One year after, no one has been punished for diverting 2017 Ramadan Aid

One of the reasons corruption continues to thrive in Nigeria is that we have very few precedents to deter others from joining in. For a country with as many incidences…

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson set to meet with Qatar foreign minister

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with the foreign minister of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani,  the start of a Saudi, Emirati, Bahrani and Egyptian-backed boycott of the United…

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WikiLeaks: Hillary Clinton’s email reveals she knew Saudi and Qatar were funding ISIS

Since the 2016 US elections campaign which saw Billionaire business tycoon Donald Trump run against former Secretary of state Hillary, and many secrets of the White House leaked through over 1500 of…

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Nordic PMs didn’t just throw shade at Trump’s Saudi orb moment, or did they?

This viral photo of Prime ministers of five Nordic countries holding onto a ball seems to be a mimicry of President Trump's moment with Saudi King Salman and Egyptian President…

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The Dummies’ Guide to what exactly is happening in Aleppo

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…

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Peregrino Brimah: The Trump Presidency will be better for Muslims

by Peregrino Brimah *It's time for tough love Try hard as we may, we cannot deny the fact that in today's world, encountering people dressed in Muslim garb quite often raises hairs on…

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Opinion: It’s another Sallah-bration! Here’s what you should know about the holiday

by Tolulope Olaifa Eid-Al-Kabir or Eid-Al-Adha is a celebration that usually takes place two months and ten days after Eid-Al-Fitri. Nigerians are always looking forward to this particular celebration because this…

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Kogi governor stranded at Kano airport

The Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello, was on Wednesday stranded in Kano over the expiration of his travel visa. According to SaharaReporters, the Governor, who was on his way for…

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Must Reads: New migration crisis overwhelms European refugee system, Saudis announce halt to Yemen bombing campaign + more

DEA head will resign in light of all those DEA sex parties. Jezebel New migration crisis overwhelms European refugee system. Washington Post Hillary Clinton to Supreme Court: legalize same-sex marriage…

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10 things you should know about the new king of Saudi Arabia

by Chinwe Okafor King Salman bin Abdulaziz has been announced as the crowned king following his brother's demise. Here are 10 things you need to know about him. 1. Salman…

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No mercy: Saudi authorities behead 76th convict over drug offence

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Saudi authorities have again beheaded a Syrian man convicted of smuggling drugs into the country, the ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.…

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Brutality:Footage shows Saudi husband beating Asian man with a belt ‘because he spoke to his wife’ (PHOTOS)

Human rights campaigners are outraged at a video that has surfaced from Saudi Arabia of an Asian man being severely beaten by a Saudi man, allegedly for looking at his…

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Watch what you tweet: Saudi man gets 50 lashes for insulting his Twitter followers

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo "Be careful how you use twitter, or you might be flogged" This should be the new warning issued to twitter users. In a mildly amusing…

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Saudi woman flogged for texting stranger by mistake

Texting (Respresentative Image) Image Credit: Flickr/Kiwanja A Saudi woman has been sentenced to eight lashes by a court in Qatif for mistakenly sending a text message allegedly promoting the Shiite…

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This “desperate” Saudi woman is looking for a husband – and she’ll pay you $1.33m

by Hauwa Gambo Not the actual woman A Saudi woman is offering A Saudi woman is offering to pay SAR5m (about $1.33m) to find a husband of her taste, local…

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