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… As President’s wife urges them to shun politicians who use youths as thugs. Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked the Nigerian women for voting for him in 2015 and urged them to repeat the feat in 2019. He made the call, on Thursday, at the Women Political Aspirants Summit organised by National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), Women in Politics Forum (WIPF) and National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), in Collaboration with Office of the Wife of the President. He said: “Let me thank Nigerian women who put their confidence in me and voted for me in 2015. It is my hope that the confidence is still there; seeing this gathering. I am confident that it will remain.” Buhari noted that women constitute more than 50 percent of voters and are, by experience, more dedicated and principled than their male counterparts. The president, who said the summit signifies the spirit of Nigerian women, organised to support women political aspirants in the nation’s pol...

The German massacre in Namibia 2018-08-29 07:49:15 The massacre of modern-day Namibia ;s indigenous Herero and Nama groups by German imperial troops more than a century ago is considered by some historians to be the first genocide of the 20th century. As Germany prepares to return some of the victims bones on Wednesday, here is some background. HERERO REVOLT Germany ruled what was then called South West Africa as a colony from 1884 to 1915. Angered by German settlers stealing their women, land and cattle in their remote desert territory, the Herero tribe launched a revolt in January 1904. Its warriors butchered 123 German civilians over several days. The smaller Nama tribe joined the uprising in 1905. The German occupiers responded ruthlessly, defeating the Herero in a decisive battle at Waterberg, northwest of the capital city of Windhoek, on August 11, 1904. German troops then pursued them as some 80,000 fled towards Botswana, with women and children, across what is now known as the ...

US Preparing for War in Africa Written by ALEX GORKA | Strategic-Culture  The United States military is a global force, with bases spanning six continents and at least 74 countries, with over 150,000 US servicemen serving there. By comparison, France has bases in 10 countries , and the UK has bases in seven. America is currently engaged in five wars: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Yemen. Its forces are also involved in lesser conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. With Syria and Iraq on the radar screen, other combat actions are largely out of the news. The US has 662 military bases around the world from which air strikes can be launched . Special operations forces are also stationed there. As if it were not enough, the US is expanding its global operational capabilities. The one continent in which US military action rarely receives any attention for is Africa.   In recent years, the US Army has rolled out an extensive network of over 60 outposts and a...

A female Israeli soldier accepted the “Kiki challenge” and published a video of herself dancing to Drake’s “ In my Feelings”. Posed on Facebook, the video shows the soldier in training jumping out of a car dancing then shooting into the distance before resuming her dance moves. Israel has asked two fashion labels to withdraw adverts which play on the “Kiki challenge” for fear that they will inspire young people to take part in the viral dance. The Makor news site said one of the companies has now removed its advert while the other has altered its advertisement. The Israeli authorities are concerned that the challenge will affect road safety and endanger lives as it calls for participants to jump out of a slow moving car to dance to Drake’s “ In My feelings ” before jumping back in and driving away. The “Kiki challenge” has been banned in a number of countries including Egypt, Jordan, Palestine  and the UAE where it has been deemed a danger.