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A woman holds a sign during a protest demanding the release of abducted school girls from the remote village of Chibok in northeast Nigeria.

Nigeria is embarrassed by more kidnappings on the eve of hosting the World Economic Forum

Conflict & Justice

Armed gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped eight more school girls overnight. This comes after the leader of Islamist militant group Boko Haram warned in a video released Monday, that more girls would be taken. Boko Haram has already admitted to abducting more than 200 schools girls three weeks ago. This all takes place on the eve of the World Economic Forum meeting in the capital, Abuja. Armed gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped eight more school girls overnight. This comes after the leader of Islamist militant group Boko Haram warned in a video released Monday, that more girls would be taken. Boko Haram has already admitted to abducting more than 200 schools girls three weeks ago. This all takes place on the eve of the World Economic Forum meeting in the capital, Abuja.

As Toronto prepares for Pam Am Games, some critics decry huge budgets

Global Politics

College student, 23, elected to turn around bankrupt Harrisburg, Pa.

Global Politics

Nigeria grinds to a halt as general strike enters day two

The World

Toronto Prepares for Summer Olympics Lite

Sports

The 23-Year-Old Treasurer of Harrisburg, PA

Most college students don’t find much time in between classes, studying, and planning their own futures to solve major problems in their local communities.  But when Harrisburg, Pennsylvania found itself on the brink of bankruptcy, a college student saved the day. The 23-year-old  John Campbell is also the city’s treasurer. He was elected to the post on […]

Protests and Violence Paralyze Nigeria

An estimated 10,000 people participated in the first day of an indefinite strike against the government on Monday. These protests were motivated by alleged corruption and the elimination of a subsidy that has sent fuel prices skyrocketing in Nigeria. Meanwhile, terrorist attacks by the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, who most recently claimed responsibility for […]

Who is the Nigerian Islamist Group “Boko Haram”?

Lifestyle & Belief

Continental Airlines opens up a new route today: a direct daily flight from Houston to Nigeria. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with John Campbell, former US ambassador to Nigeria, about the threat posed by the Islamic extremist movement, “Boko Haram”.

Radical Islamic Group Launches Deadly Attacks in Nigeria

It was a deadly weekend in Nigeria. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram staged a series of attacks that the Nigerian Red Cross says has left more than 100 dead in the northeastern part of the country. The terrorist attacks included shootings and suicide bombings, showing the increasing sophistication of a group which, by some […]