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Troops of 22 Brigade deployed in operation Lafiya Dole have rescued more than 1,000 hostages from the Boko Haram terrorists enclave. The operation which was conducted with allies of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), rescued the hostages from Malamkari, Amchaka, Walasa and Gora villages of Bama local government area of Borno State. The hostages consisted mainly of women, children as well as some young men who were forced to become Boko Haram fighters. Speaking with one of the rescued victims, Alhaji Gambo Gulumba from Amchaka village, thanked the Nigerian military for  showing them love and care. The Nigerian Army wishes to…

By: Nsikak Idiong In a recent survey that assessed the extent to which government officials around the world are deemed to be law-abiding, Nigeria was ranked in the zero to 10th percentile, the lowest rung of the index (The World Bank, 2018). By comparison, Botswana, Namibia and even Burkina Faso were ranked much higher than the proverbial giant of Africa. Smaller in every respect than the Lugardian behemoth that was (mis)conceived in 1914, these three countries, along with many others in Africa, were ranked in the 50 to 75th percentile. The results of that study should hardly surprise us, living as we…

The Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha escaped death on Sunday in his Nasarwao Ward, Yola North local government area of Adamawa State during the ward congress of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the area. The congress in the state was conducted Sunday because of protest from a one-time governor Murtala Nyako’s faction. An eyewitness said as soon as Mustapha arrived at the venue of the congress, some angry APC members led by Alhaji Nurudeen Ibrahim, an APC chieftain in the area chased SGF away on allegation that he has not convened any meeting for the…

Former military airbase in Gloucestershire has become the world’s most prolific aircraft graveyards   It provides an ‘end-of-life service’ for between 50 to 60 planes at its Cotswold base each year Mark Gregory’s firm has dismantled some 730 commercial aircraft of all types over last couple of decades On one particular aircraft he discovered around £4 million worth of cocaine stashed behind a toilet panel This field in the heart of Gloucestershire is Europe’s largest aeroplane graveyard. Kemble-Cotswold Airport, near Cirencester, provides an ‘end-of-life service’ for between 50 to 60 planes at its base every year. Mark Gregory, the founder of Air Salvage…

  Darius Ishaku, Taraba state Governor, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s claim to US President Donald Trump that Fulani herdsmen do not move around with AK-47 rifles but sticks and machetes as false and misleading, Vanguard reports. Buhari had claimed during his bilateral meeting with Trump, in Washington DC, last week that herdsmen carry sticks not guns. By inference, he inadvertently absolved the hersdmen from the killings in various parts of the country. Ishaku said: “It’s absolutely wrong for the President to say herdsmen don’t move around with guns. I mean, who then kills who? It couldn’t have been imaginary…

The dust raised at the concluded 2018 Headies is not yet settled as Davido won the Artist of the Year award at the 12th edition of the Headies Awards. Held on Saturday night at the Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos State, the awards which are largely regarded as Nigeria’s most prestigious music event witnessed a large turn-out and constellation of stars. The ‘Fia’ crooner also won the Best Pop Single of the Year as well as Song of the Year awards. Star boy, Wizkid, won two awards in different categories comprising; Viewers Choice, Best Music Video and Best R&B…

The unemployment bug in Nigeria seems to be driving some people indeed some youths crazy on how to tame the malaise that has adversely exacerbated the socio-economic fabrics and damnably harmed the psyche of humans. While some youths are deep-necked in perpetrating crimes thus disconcerting themselves and the society as a whole, some creative ones are ingeniously thinking out of the box on how to add value to themselves and the larger society. Though President Muhmmadu Buhari recently in London passed a damning verdict that some Nigerian youths are lazy, which the statement to a large extent holds water, other…

Every human being has different metabolism system and immunity. The difference between these body’s organs is affected by the quality of food intake and the nutrition contents of it that the person consumes every day. This is also how it works for those who suffer from Anemia. They need to constantly consume food with minerals in it to smooth the process of haemoglobin forming in their blood. Anaemia and Its Symptoms Anaemia is a condition which decreases the haemoglobin level inside the blood. Haemoglobin is one of the proteins that bring oxygen to the red blood cells. Haemoglobin in those…

Eastern Obolo leaders in Akwa Ibom State have vented anger over infrastructural neglect of the area by the Federal Government despite their enormous contributions in oil and gas exploration to the economic well-being of the country. Leading the pack, Victoria Tallick, the Chairman of Eastern Obolo local government area, represented by the Vice chairman, Daniel Loveday Ekujok expressed their anger over neglect of the area by the government being a major`producer of on-shore and off-shore crude oil. Tallick who stated this Thursday when members of National Assembly Committee on Oil and Gas led by Senator Bassey Albert visited oil-bearing communities…

The Kogi High Court sitting in Lokoja on Friday varied a Senior Magistrate Court’s order and remanded Senator Dino Melaye at the National Hospital, Abuja under the custody and supervision of the police. Justice Nasir Ajanah, the Kogi State Chief Judge, gave the interim order in his ruling on two motions filed by the prosecution and the defendant challenging the ruling on Friday in Lokoja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two separate motions urged the court to vary the May 3, Lokoja Senior Magistrate Court’s ruling, which ordered the remand of the embattled senator in police…