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There is this young man popularly known as Ijele Speaks. He gained popularity when he began to stand up to the group of  secessionists  in the  South Eas t region of the country, called  IPOB,  formed by Nnamdi Kanu, who is doing life in a correctional facility for terrorism related offences. Ijele Speaks, in collaboration with the  Nigeria military  and other security agencies have been taking back towns and villages seized by the notorious ‘IPOB unknown gunmen’. His efforts have paid off and there has been relative peace and stability in the region. Ijele Speaks does not only follow the military about, he is also very vocal about what they are doing as he is traversing all the major television and radio stations as well as Podcast shows talking about the ongoing initiative. Typical of someone doing something that is attracting widespread attention and commendations, the propensity to ‘over talk’ often creeps in and that may be what is happening to th...

Guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) enforces the US blockade on Iranian ports against an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to sail to a port in Iran, April 24, 2026. (photo credit: X/CENTCOM) US Central Command (CENTCOM) released an image on X/Twitter on Saturday depicting the US Navy's  USS Rafael Peralta  (DDG 115) "enforcing the blockade on Iranian ports against an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to sail to a port in Iran."

  (Background) Photo via: Texas State Historical Association. / (R) Angelina Han Hicks, 18 (Photo via: Davidson County Sheriff’s Office) Authorities confirmed the arrest on Friday of an 18-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy in connection with a chilling plot to attack Congregation Beth Israel, the oldest synagogue in Texas. The conspiracy purportedly involved a plan to drive a vehicle into the Houston congregation with the explicit intent to “kill as many Jews as possible.” Among the accused is 18-year-old Angelina Han Hicks, who was taken into custody on Wednesday in Lexington, North Carolina, following a joint investigation by the FBI and local law enforcement. Hicks is currently being held under a $10 million bond and faces felony charges of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury. While court warrants initially indicated a projected attack date of April 21, 2028, investigators acted swiftl...

Nesiah Karadi, an 11-year-old girl from Bnei Brak, was declared dead following a three-week battle in the ICU after being struck by an Iranian missile, April 24, 2026 (photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT) Nesiah Karadi, 11, was declared dead on Friday following more than three weeks of fighting in the intensive care unit after she was struck by an  Iranian missile  in  Bnei Brak  on  Passover  eve.  Karadi’s funeral is expected to take place on Saturday evening. Nesiah Karadi, may her memory be a blessing, returned her pure soul to its creator after being fatally wounded by a cluster missile on the eve of last Passover,” announced the city of Bnei Brak. Go to the full article > >

Anti-war demonstrators attempt to remove a pro-Trump counter-protester during a "No War on Iran" rally outside of City Hall in Seattle, Washington, US, April 7, 2026. (photo credit: David Ryder/Reuters) The US State Department's top lawyer has argued that US President  Donald Trump 's  war with Iran  was launched in self-defense and to defend US ally Israel, arguing the bombing campaign was not the start of a new war but the continuation of an ongoing conflict. State Department Legal Adviser Reed Rubinstein made the arguments in a statement released days before a May 1 deadline for the Trump administration to obtain approval for the war from Congress under the 1973 War Powers Act or move to end it. Go to the full article > >

"No meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the US," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said in a post on X/Twitter early Saturday morning. "Iran's observations would be conveyed to Pakistan," added Baqaei.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent looks on as he speaks to the media after two days of meetings with a Chinese delegation, in Paris, France March 16, 2026 (photo credit: REUTERS/Abdul Saboor) The United States will not renew Iranian and Russian oil waivers, Treasury Secretary  Scott Bessent  told  The Associated Press  on Saturday, referring to a policy allowing for the purchase of petroleum products from sanctioned countries if said assets are already at sea. “We have the  blockade  [on Iran]," said Bessent, "and there’s no oil coming out. And we think in the next two, three days, they’re going to have to start shuttering production, which will be very bad for their wells.” According to the Associated Press, the waivers were originally issued to ease the strain on global energy markets caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and the US-Iran war. Go to the full article > >