Notorious hate preacher Anjem Choudary, who led a flag-burning demonstration outside the US embassy on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and voiced support for jihad, has been jailed for inviting support for ISIS. The former lawyer was sentenced to five years and six months in prison. His supporters shouted “Allahu Akhbar” as he was … Read more
About five years ago, I made a decision to spend more time outside my home country. A number of things had culminated into this decision. Feeling burnt out and alarmed, I packed my bags and with my daughter, took a sabbatical so to speak. My predominant feeling at the time was despair. I was a … Read more
The sophisticated ISIS network that plots foreign strikes had planned for the carnage in the November 2015 Paris attacks to be far worse, to occur in other European countries as well and, investigators believe, had planned to follow them up with strikes in several locations, CNN has learned. CNN has obtained thousands of pages of … Read more
At least 12 people were killed and 40 wounded when two bomb blasts went off at a district court in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. A suicide bomber threw a hand grenade at police guards before storming into the compound and blowing himself up in the court in Mardan town in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. “So far we … Read more
When a top-ranking American diplomat visits Nigeria, one might imagine that their first destination would be the commercial hub of Lagos or the seat of the government in Abuja. But when U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry touched down in Africa’s biggest Muslim country, he did so in Sokoto, a relatively small state that … Read more
In the most direct public warning to Moscow and Damascus to date, the new US commander of American troops in Iraq and Syria is vowing to defend US special operations forces in northern Syria if regime warplanes and artillery again attack in areas where troops are located. “We’ve informed the Russians where we’re at … … Read more
By Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK August 19, 2016 The headline “Bishop Obinim whips teenage members for fornication” appeared on Ghanaweb on Thursday morning but did not read it as news on undesirable, false prophets and so called men of God such as Obinim and TB Joshua are of no interest to me until I saw … Read more
Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of founding the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group (ISIL, also known as ISIS) that is wreaking havoc from the Middle East to European cities. A moment later, on another topic, he emphasised the president’s full legal name: Barack Hussein Obama. “In many respects, you … Read more
Isis, Boko Haram, Al shabab etc should fight their own battle and leave Muslims out of their wicked agenda. As much as we would like to live in a state governed by Islamic law, we would like to emulate the prophet and the Khalifatu Rashidun (Rightly guided successors of the prophet) who established the most … Read more
ISIS militants have captured up to 3,000 people displaced from their homes trying to flee conflict zones in northern Iraq, the United Nations said Friday, reportedly killing 12 of them. The UN refugee agency said it had received reports that ISIS rounded up the thousands of internally displaced people Thursday from villages as they tried … Read more
Having received a ‘holy call’, Harry Sarfo left the comfort of his home in the upper class city of Bremen in 2015 to join the Islamic State in Syria. In order to prove worthy of his calling, Mr. Sarfo drove four straight days before he could reach the confines of IS. His efforts were met … Read more
Nigeria’s Defense Headquarters on Thursday dismissed the reported change in the leadership of the terrorist group Boko Haram. In a statement made available to Xinhua in Lagos, Rabe Abubakar, the defense spokesperson, also said the change is irrelevant and inconsequential to the military’s operation in the north-east. He said for now, the troops are focused … Read more
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the Orlando Florida nightclub shooting which left 50 people dead and 53 injured in a crowded gay nightclub in Florida early on Sunday. Orlando mayor, Buddy Dyer, has said a state of emergency has been declared. Orlando surgeon, Michael Cheatham reportedly said many of the wounded are critically ill as … Read more
Extremist jihadis of the Islamic State (ISIS) on Thursday executed 19 Yezidi girls by burning them to death, activists and eyewitnesses reported. The victims, who had been taken by ISIS jihadis as sex slaves, were placed in iron cages in central Mosul and burned to death in front of hundreds of people. “They were punished … Read more
One of the several youth who announced their decision to join the terrorist group, Islamic State, is facing prosecution. Eliasu Alhassan was arrested upon his return to Ghana recently and has been detained by national security operatives. The national security has been on high alert after declaring that Ghana was vulnerable to terrorist attacks in … Read more
The Boko Haram sect threatened Buhari in a new video released some hours ago, where the leader of the terrorist group issued a warning to the President against making any move, which could backfire on him and the entire citizens of Nigeria. Naij.com reports that the head of the sect who read out his pre-prepared … Read more
This week, the world’s deadliest terror group wrought extraordinary carnage on crowds of people going about their daily lives. The fruit and vegetable market in the northern Nigerian city of Yola was packed with customers buying food for dinner when a suicide bomber struck on Tuesday evening, killing at least 34 people. “The ground near … Read more
France has carried out a massive airstrike on an Islamic State stronghold in Raqqa, Syria. It struck dozen’s of targets including a command and control center, training camp and munitions warehouse, the country’s defense ministry announced. Twelve French aircraft, including 10 fighter jets, took part in the country’s biggest air raid in Syria, the statement … Read more
At least 120 people are said to have been slaughtered in Paris and another 200 injured, of which 80 seriously (police) in a series of co-ordinated attacks last night. A gunman reportedly shouted “it’s for Syria” and “Allahu Akbar” – the Arabic for “God is great” – before slaughtering around 100 music fans at a … Read more
Islamic State released an undated video on Saturday urging Muslims who are unable to travel to Syria to wage holy war to carry out attacks in France, a day after gunmen and bombers killed at least 120 people in Paris. “As long as you keep bombing you will not live in peace. You will even … Read more