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Muhammad Abu Ali, a lieutenant colonel, whom Boko Haram dreaded, is dead. Ali led one of the army’s fiercest-ever battles with Boko Haram, in February 2015, culminating in the recapture of Baga town in Borno state. Sani Usman, army spokesman, said he was killed in an encounter with the insurgents on Friday The deceased was granted accelerated promotion from rank of major to lieutenant-colonel in September 2015, for his courageous performance in a series of the army’s engagements with Boko Haram. ‎Usman added that four soldiers were killed, but that troops killed 14 of the insurgents who attacked a location of the army in Borno state.

Yesterday at about 10.00pm suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked a 119 Battalion Nigerian Army location at Mallam Fatori, northern Borno State. The troops fought gallantly and repelled the attack, killing 14 Boko Haram terrorists. Unfortunately, we lost an officer and 4 soldiers, while 4 other soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries during the encounter. One of those killed in action, was Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Abu Ali, the Commanding Officer of 272 Task Force Tank Battalion. It will be recalled that because of the late senior officer’s exceptional bravery and gallantry, he was given an accelerated promotion from the rank of Major to Lieutenant Colonel and was decorated by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai at Gamboru Ngala on 9th September 2015 during an operational visit. So far, the troops have recovered 1 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 7 AK-47 rifles and a large quantity of ammunition. Mopping up and exploitation are ongoing. Thank

Bullet train hostesses practice their smiles with chopsticks so as to improve service in Chongqing, China. See photos below;

A woman, Dasola Adeosun, has pleaded with Ile Tuntun Customary Court, Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Oyo State, to put an end to her union with her husband, Taiwo, whom she alleged on several occasions had attempted to use their only two-year-old child for money rituals and that he used to smell her pants and fingers her each time she travelled to check whether she had slept with another man. “My husband married me about three and a half years ago as a virgin and we gave birth to a child who is two-year-old, Emmanuel. We’ve separated for about one and a half years and he has not been responsible for our welfare. Whenever he beats me, he either takes me to the hospital for treatment by himself or calls a nurse to come and set a drip for me in the house. I’ve tried to endure his excesses but it seems my patience does not pay any longer. “After delivering my baby, he insisted on taking the child to his family house where unfortunately, my things were set on fire when a stick of

Here are photos showing a mass wedding ceremony for the handicapped held in in 'war-zone', Gaza.

When you hear 'I get big cassava', only one song comes to mind, Tekno's 'Pana'. The hit singer repeated the line severally in his song, leading fans to believe he had a really huge you-know-what. He took to Instagram yesterday to share a shirtless photo of himself by the poolside and to the disappointment of fans, his 'big cassava' was nowhere in sight. The lanky singer, dressed in only a pair of briefs, posed with his tongue out - which some heartbroken fans claimed was even longer than the so called 'big cassava'. Reacting to the buzz surrounding his picture, the 23-year-old singer posted another photo, this time showing a bigger bulge, obviously in a bid to prove haters wrong, with the caption 'Where is Diana?'  

The Nigerian Army said it has rescued another Chibok schoolgirl early Saturday in Borno state. In a statement posted on his Facebook, Army Spokesman, Col. Sani K. Usman said the girl was rescued at Pulka town. File Photo

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested 30 kidnappers,20 cultists, and foiled 10 armed robberies, 6 suspected armed robbers, 5 cultists and 9 kidnappers were fatally wounded. The Command has also rescued 30 kidnapped victims and recovered 20 firearms, 229 assorted ammunition, 15 vehicles recovered, among others. The Commissioner of Police, CP Francis M. Odesanya made the disclosure in a press briefing held at the state headquarters, Port Harcourt on November 4th, to unveil the modest achievement recorded by the command. Read the full report below: "Gentlemen of the press. It is with great pleasure that I heartily welcome you to this Press Briefing, to meet and chat with you and possibly share with you some of the modest successes and achievements recorded by the command under my watch. As you can agree with me, it has not been easy with the command since my assumption of duty as the Commissioner of Police. On my assumption of duty, I clearly expressed my dis

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar and his team paid a courtesy visit to governor Adams Oshiomhole at the Edo state government house yesterday. See photos below;

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade has granted amnesty to 11 inmates of the Badagry Prisons. The freed prisoners were among the 174 inmates whose names were sent to the Lagos State Prisons Decongestion Committee headed by Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye for a review of their cases. Exercising her constitutional powers to grant amnesty to deserving prisoners, Justice Atilade released the 11 inmates from incarceration and urged them not to indulge in any criminal activities in the outside world. "Having been informed by the prison officials of the offences for which you have been in prison for a period longer than three months, and in pursuance of the provisions of Sections 1(1) of the Criminal Justice (Release from Custody) Act, 2007 as well as Section 35 of the 1999 Constitution, you are all hereby released from custody today, November 3, 2016. This is without prejudice to any charge that may be preferred against you at a later date; I, therefor

At 30, Zakeri Isiaka is a millionaire and a frightening one. In political circles in Kogi State, Saturday Punch learnt that a mere mention of his name sends shivers down the spines of those who are familiar with his activities. He is the husband to 9 wives and a father to 15 children. He got on the radar of the police when he allegedly led a gang that attacked operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Response Team in July 2016 and snatched a rifle from them. But on October 23, a three-month operation to track him down paid off when members of the IRT cornered him on the Okene–Akure Expressway and apprehended him. A police source said Isiaka’s gang were responsible for many cases of kidnaps and robberies in Kogi and other North Central states. When he was arrested, the police recovered 15 rifles from him. He allegedly started off as a robber before he joined the group of militant leader, Ateke Tom in the Niger Delta and later became a political thug. In his confession, h

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Sokoto to witness the Durbar organised as part of activities marking the 10th anniversary of the appointment of Sultan Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar to the throne. In attendance are the Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, Alh Dr Abdulaziz Yari, and a host of other Governors as well as Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Former Governors, Distinguish senators, members of the National Assembly among others.

There is a growing concern in military circles over the fitness or otherwise of many of the cadets undergoing training course in the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), as well as several others recruited into the armed forces. The latest revelation followed the death of four cadets who reportedly died in the nations’ premier military institution, early October and three weeks after the resumption of their training. The NDA, established in the 1960s, runs a five-year course, four of which is purely for academics with little military training, leading to the award of B.Sc. or B.A. honours while the remaining one year is for full military training. The premier military institution, for the first time since its existence, produced female combatants officers in the Army, Navy and Airforce, last September, while it admitted about 250 cadets this year, including female cadets. Following the death of the four cadets, 53 others found medically unfit for the rigours involved in the train

One of the most dangerous and notorious masked robbers in Ghana, Charles Donkor has been arrested by the Accra Regional Police Command. Charles Donkor popular known as ‘Killer’, is not new on the police records, having been arrested in 2013 for possessing one revolver pistol, one pump action gun, and 29 rounds of live ammunition was arrested for the second time again on Tuesday near Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region following police intelligence in an operation which reportedly lasted for three hours. During the operation several weapons and ammunition such as AK47, an SMG rifle, two AK 47 magazines, two G3 magazines, forty-three G3 empty shells, 188 rounds of G3 ammunition, and 77 rounds of AK 47 ammunition were all recovered from him. Speaking at a press conference in Accra, the Regional Police Commander, ACP Timothy Yosa Bonga, confirmed his arrest saying: ‘He is a hardened armed robber, a land guard, a killer and a murderer He was tried at a law court and sentenced t

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Friday, November 4th, arrested four drug couriers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while attempting to take the drugs to China, Indonesia and Qatar. The spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, gave the names of the suspects as Aniebue Peter Nnamma, 50; Sokpe Zubbye, alias Nzube Chukwudi), 37; Ugwuezumba Hyacinth Arinze, 38; and Obinna James Obi, 30. Nnamma, who sells clothes at Aswani Market in Lagos, inserted 11 wraps of cocaine weighing 460 grammes into his anus. He blamed his involvement in the crime on financial hardship. "It was financial hardship that made me smuggle the drug. I was afraid of swallowing the drug, so I inserted eleven wraps of cocaine weighing 460 grammes into my anus. I sell clothes at Aswani Market, but poor patronage and family problems have turned me into a pauper. I regret everything" he lamented. In his confessional sta

After several visit to World’s largest nation, American actor, Steven Seagal has been granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin. A wish he has been craving for years. Speaking with reporters yesterday, Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the announcement saying: ‘This was his desire, he had really applied. He had been really persistent for a long time and been asking to grant him citizenship, he is actually renowned for his quite warm feelings toward our country and he's also a well-known actor, which gave grounds to make him a Russian citizen.’ Meanwhile, it wasn’t a big for the actor to be made a citizen of Russia; the pair has been bromancing each other for quite a long time after they reportedly attended several martial-arts events together in Russia and visited an academy there in 2013. In 2015, the actor also attended the Victory Day parade held in Red Square to mark the 70th anniversary of Russia's victory over Nazi Germany.

Hon.Mabior Garang De Mabior, whose father was a former President of Sudan, is the current minister for Water Resources and Irrigation in South Sudan. Mabior posted photos of him wearing an Afro wig. More photos after the cut,,,

Reigning Formula 1 champion, Lewis Hamilton closed the gap on his title rival and fellow Mercedes team mate, Nico Rosberg to win at the Mexico Grand Prix. The superstar celebrated the win by visiting a tiger for some playtime fun. More photos after the cut...