Onize Ohikere

WORLD News Service

As Military Claims Victory, Boko Haram Continues Attacks

Local officials dispute government’s assertion it has defeated the terror group.

November 29, 2016

As Military Claims Victory, Boko Haram Continues Attacks

U.S. Calls for Arms Embargo, Sanctions on Warring South Sudan

UN official last week warned of genocide in ongoing civil war.

November 21, 2016

U.S. Calls for Arms Embargo, Sanctions on Warring South Sudan

Nigeria Appoints Women to Police Refugee Camps

The deployment follows sexual abuse reports by Human Rights Watch.

November 14, 2016

Nigeria Appoints Women to Police Refugee Camps

Report: Nigerian Officials Abuse Women in Refugee Camps

Camps for people displaced by Boko Haram lack basic security and amenities.

November 07, 2016

Report: Nigerian Officials Abuse Women in Refugee Camps

U.S. Missionary Kidnapped in Niger

Jeffrey Woodke is the first American kidnapped from the Western Africa country.

October 21, 2016

U.S. Missionary Kidnapped in Niger

Report: Sudan’s Military Used Chemical Weapons on Civilians

Amnesty International says attacks killed hundreds, including children.

October 03, 2016

Report: Sudan’s Military Used Chemical Weapons on Civilians

Zimbabwe Leaders Accused of Starving Opponents

Zimbabwe’s Human Rights Commission has accused the ruling party of withholding food aid from opposition supporters amid mass starvation triggered...

September 12, 2016

Zimbabwe Leaders Accused of Starving Opponents

Aetna Defection Highlights Obamacare’s Affordability Problem

Insurance company Aetna announced Aug. 15 it will withdraw in 2017 from Obamacare exchanges in 11 of the15 states in which it currently operates.

August 19, 2016

Aetna Defection Highlights Obamacare’s Affordability Problem

A Weakening Boko Haram Reaches out to ISIS

Despite the regional efforts to contain Boko Haram’s insurgency, Western officials worry the presence of ISIS in Libya could help strengthen its...

A Weakening Boko Haram Reaches out to ISIS

Harriet Tubman: Behind the Face of the New $20 Bill

Former slave and faith-driven abolitionist Harriet Tubman will be the face of the new $20 bill, becoming the first woman to appear on U.S. paper...

Harriet Tubman: Behind the Face of the New $20 Bill

Health Officials Warn Zika Could be Worse for U.S. Than Expected

The Zika virus poses a greater threat than previously thought in the continental United States, federal health officials admitted during a White...

Health Officials Warn Zika Could be Worse for U.S. Than Expected

Nigerian Military Creates Rehab Program for Boko Haram Fighters

Now that Nigeria is making headway against Boko Haram, it faces a new challenge created by terrorists who voluntarily surrender their weapons. How...

Nigerian Military Creates Rehab Program for Boko Haram Fighters

Nigerian Lawmakers Reject Bill Criminalizing Violence against Women

The Nigerian Senate on March 15 rejected a bill to end discrimination against women on grounds of religion and tradition—for the third time.

Nigerian Lawmakers Reject Bill Criminalizing Violence against Women

Missionary’s Conviction Highlights Need for Better Volunteer Vetting

A U.S. federal court has sentenced a former missionary from Oklahoma to 40 years in prison for sexually abusing children at a Kenyan orphanage.

Missionary’s Conviction Highlights Need for Better Volunteer Vetting

Multinational Task Force Seizes Town from Boko Haram

Cameroonian special forces killed 162 Boko Haram militants during a raid to regain control of Goshi, a town in northeastern Nigeria.

February 19, 2016

Multinational Task Force Seizes Town from Boko Haram

Somali Authorities Confirm Suicide Bomber Blew Hole in Plane

A suicide bomber set off the explosion that tore a hole in an airliner flying out of Somalia on Feb. 2, according to local authorities...

February 12, 2016

Somali Authorities Confirm Suicide Bomber Blew Hole in Plane

Two Supermarkets to Cover Up Racy Magazine Covers

Rite Aid and Food Lion announced they will start placing Cosmopolitan magazines behind blinders to hide the magazine’s inappropriate covers and...

August 03, 2015

Two Supermarkets to Cover Up Racy Magazine Covers

Portugal Wants Women Seeking Abortion to Get Counseling First

A new legislative bill in Portugal could require women to get counseling before abortions and cover part of the expense themselves.

Portugal Wants Women Seeking Abortion to Get Counseling First

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