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It's the internet not life support
There has been an avalanche of criticism on Government's decision to shut down the internet during the recent MDC orchestrated violent demonstrations. Western sponsored pseudo civic groups approached ...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 10:09hrs | 7 | by Mapozho Saruchera
Peter Ndlovu calls for prayers
LEGENDARY Zimbabwean footballer Peter Ndlovu has called for prayers for families and victims of the city of Manchester bombing that left at least 22 people dead and 59 injured in a suicide bombing att...Published: 24 May 2017 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two brothers behind Belgian terror attacks
BRUSSELS. - Two brothers - one of whom left behind a "will" on a computer - carried out suicide bombings at Brussels airport and a metro station, which killed 31 people and injured 270, Belgium's fede...Published: 23 Mar 2016 at 22:28hrs | | by France24/AFP
Nigeria 'technically' wins against Boko Haram
Lagos - President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria has "technically" won the war against Boko Haram though suicide bombers remain a threat, in remarks issued days before his self-imposed deadline to defe...Published: 24 Dec 2015 at 16:12hrs | 2 | by AFP
Did TB Joshua predict Abuja Boko Haram bombings?
Although controversial Nigerian 'Prophet' T.B. Joshua has not been seen in public for over five months, indications have emerged that his 'famed' predictions have not ceased.According to Niger...Published: 03 Oct 2015 at 07:25hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku - freelance Nigerian journalist
Cameroon deports 2 000 Nigerians
Yaounde - Cameroon has deported more than 2 000 Nigerians who were living in the country illegally as part of new security measures intended to prevent suicide attacks by Boko Haram jihadists, sources...Published: 01 Aug 2015 at 12:27hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe to continue Pakistan cricket tour despite 'suicide bomb'
Zimbabwe on Saturday said it will continue its cricket tour of Pakistan despite an apparent suicide bombing leaving two people dead outside the stadium during a match between the two sides.Fri...Published: 30 May 2015 at 18:38hrs | 10 | by AFP
Prosecutor held at gunpoint in Turkey
A far-left Turkish group took an Istanbul prosecutor hostage on Tuesday and threatened to kill him, prompting special forces to enter the courthouse and police to evacuat...Published: 31 Mar 2015 at 15:36hrs | 2 | by Reuters
Tribalism the cancer killing Zimbabwe
The single and most important asset ZAPU offers to the people of Zimbabwe is the unity of its citizens. The very unity which was severely dismembered by Zanu-PF. The two tribal groupings of th...Published: 21 Jan 2015 at 08:16hrs | 1 | by Bokane Mlindelwa Vundla
Suicide bomber kills 33 in Yemen
Sanaa - A suicide bomber killed at least 33 people in central Yemen on Wednesday when he blew himself up at a cultural centre where students were celebrating Prophet Mohammad's birthday, medical sourc...Published: 31 Dec 2014 at 13:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
14 people killed in suicide bomb attack in Russia
At least 14 people have been killed in a suicide bombing on a trolleybus in the Russian city of Volgograd, investigators say.The blast comes a day after 17 people died in another suicide attac...Published: 30 Dec 2013 at 04:49hrs | | by BBC
20 soldiers killed in suicide bombing attack in Yemen
SANAA - At least 20 soldiers were killed and dozens of others injured when suicide car bombings rocked the Yemeni defense ministry in the capital Sanna on Thursday morning, officials told Xinhua....Published: 05 Dec 2013 at 08:52hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Two Somali reporters slightly Wounded in Saturday's Suicide bombing Attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has learned that two Somali reporters were slightly wounded on Saturday's suicide bombing attack at the village restaurant that ki...Published: 09 Sep 2013 at 10:42hrs | 8 | by APO
Terrorists among 22 inmates who escaped Niger prison during unrest
Niamey - Several "terrorists" were among 22 inmates who escaped a prison in the Niger capital Niamey during unrest in which three guards were killed, the government said on Sunday.They include...Published: 03 Jun 2013 at 04:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
New terrorist group emerges in West Africa
As Nigeria grapples with the terror activities of the fundamentalist Boko Haram sect, another terror group, Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, has emerged.The new sect apparently h...Published: 26 May 2013 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter
UK terrorist proclaimed 'an eye for an eye' after attack
A British soldier has been butchered on a busy London street by two Islamist terrorists, one of whom proclaimed afterwards: "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." In the first terrorist...Published: 23 May 2013 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Gordon Rayner and Steven Swinford
Car bomb claims seven in Mogadishu
Mogadishu - Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation.General ...Published: 06 May 2013 at 04:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Heavy gunfire erupts in Mali
Bamako - Heavy gunfire erupted in the west of Mali's capital Bamako on Friday, as government forces exchanged fire with mutinous paratroopers, military sources and witnesses said.Government f...Published: 08 Feb 2013 at 15:26hrs | | by Reuters
Boko Haram attacks kill 3, wound dozens in Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria - A suicide bomber blew his car up outside a church and gunmen opened fire on another service in Nigeria on Sunday, killing three people and wounding dozens in attacks claimed by Boko Har...Published: 11 Jun 2012 at 03:36hrs | | by AFP
Nigeria opens secret detention centre for radical Islamist sect
Abuja - Nigeria is opening a secret detention centre to hold and interrogate suspected high-level members of a radical Islamist sect responsible for hundreds of killings this year alone, a security of...Published: 20 Apr 2012 at 00:27hrs | 2 | by AP
Pakistan Taliban leader believed dead
The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, the militant movement that poses the gravest security threat to the country, is believed to have been killed by a U.S. drone strike, four Pakistan intelligence of...Published: 16 Jan 2012 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
7 people killed in Nigerian shoot-out
A shoot-out between Nigerian police and suspected members of the Islamist group Boko Haram has left seven dead, while 14 people have been arrested and explosives seized, authorities said on Sunday....Published: 19 Dec 2011 at 08:47hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Death toll of a suicide bombing on Afghan shrine rises to 80
The death toll of a suicide bombing on a shrine in Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday has risen to 80, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday."The death toll of suicide attack against mo...Published: 11 Dec 2011 at 13:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab displayed
Mogadishu - Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab rebels displayed "over 70" dead bodies outside Mogadishu on Thursday, which they claimed were African Union peacekeepers killed in battle.If veri...Published: 21 Oct 2011 at 08:16hrs | | by -
Osama Bin Laden 'Plotted Attacks' to mark 10th anniversary of 911
According to SkyNews on Friday, Al Qaeda was planning an attack on the US rail network to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, US of...Published: 06 May 2011 at 06:37hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Taliban announce spring offensive against US coalition
Kabul - The Taliban on Saturday announced the beginning of their spring military offensive against the US-led coalition, a day after a new Pentagon report claimed that the militants' fighting spirit w...Published: 30 Apr 2011 at 16:03hrs | 2 | by Ndou Paul
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