Uli Airport - A Symbolic Shrine of Biafran Resistance By Francis Nnamdi Elekwachi



Uli Airport is a symbolic shrine, which remains the height of
Blackman's greatest technological achievement to date. The wonder of
Uli Airport is yet to be matched by Blackman anywhere in the world.
The Airport and its structures have been deliberately left to decay,
so as to attempt to obliterate the memory of an Igbo symbol of

Baby Charged With Attempted Murder, Goes Into Hiding in Pakistan


Photo: A Pakistani lawyer taking the thumb impression from nine-month-old toddler Mohammad Musa Khan on a bail bond in Lahore on Saturday.


Relatives of a nine-month-old baby charged with attempted murder in Pakistan have taken him into hiding, a relative said on Tuesday, in a case that has thrown a spotlight on Pakistan's dysfunctional criminal justice system.

Thousands Have Defected From South Sudan Army, Officials Say


JUBA — Two months into the conflict in South Sudan, government officials have said that thousands of soldiers have defected from the army and joined anti-government forces.

Government Chief Whip Tulio Odongi said between 60 and 70 percent of SPLA soldiers have defected while army spokesman Philip Aguer said there have been  "a sizeable number" of defections.

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