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A joint Ugandan and Congolese military operation killed more than 100 militants aligned with a rebel group believed to be responsible for the killings of 15 peacekeepers earlier this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ugandan military said Wednesday. Forces attacked eight “enemy camps” in eastern Congo last Friday with air and artillery strikes, according to the military statement. The operation targeted the Allied Democratic Forces, which has battled governments in East Africa since the 1990s and has ties to several international jihadi groups. The organization has previously been sanctioned by the United States and the United Nations…

Few days after the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) sealed some petrol stations across the country after sharing their products to the public for free, some motorists in Abuja have continued to enjoy the free gift. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the DPR sealed more stations on Wednesday and dispensed their petrol to motorists. The team had sealed the Khalif Civic Centre and Investment Limited at Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja on Tuesday. ”This is an effort of government to continue to identify all those who are a hindrance to the supply of petroleum products. ”Incidentally, this filling…

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Warri Zonal Office, has blamed oil marketers for the current fuel scarcity being experienced in Warri and its environs. The Head, Upstream of the DPR, Mr Ogbe Nicholas, made the remark on Wednesday when members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta Council was monitoring the situation in Warri. Nicholas said the marketers indulged in the habit of hoarding the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) thereby creating artificial scarcity. He said that the regulatory body had sealed several filling stations in Delta for selling above the approved pump price of N145 per litre and…

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has announced that he is sending former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to Liberia to support the transfer of power peacefully to a democratically-elected president. Another Nigerian former leader, Goodluck Jonathan is at present in the country, at the head of a monitoring group. Guterres, who announced Obasanjo’s appointment as an envoy on Wednesday in New York through his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, also welcomed the peaceful conduct of the second round of the presidential election in Liberia. Liberians on Tuesday, voted in a second round of elections, deciding between Vice-President Joseph Boakai and George Weah, a politician…

Manchester City moved 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League as Raheem Sterling scored the only goal in a dominant display away at Newcastle. The England winger poked home from Kevin de Bruyne’s lobbed pass after Sergio Aguero had twice hit the woodwork in the opening half hour. Rolando Aarons saw a shot cleared off the line by Nicolas Otamendi in a rare Newcastle raid forward before the break, but City should have been well clear after De Bruyne thumped the post and then side-footed wide in the second half. The hosts showed more ambition late on…

Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have begun a prisoner exchange in eastern Ukraine, according to reports Wednesday from multiple Russian news outlets. The negotiated swap is the first in 14 months and is seen as a key part of implementing the Minsk agreements, a framework for peace intended to bring about a ceasefire between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine. Russian state media reported Monday that Ukraine had agreed to release 306 prisoners in exchange for 74 being held by separatists. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with relatives of the hostages on Tuesday night, according to a statement from…

A Toyota Camry car today exploded at the Port Harcourt mega station of the NNPC, after fuel was dispensed into an extra in-built tank in the car. The incident happened just outside the station and made the NNPC to suspend temporarily the sale of products at the station. Although the fire did not affect the station, the corporation, in a statement by spokesman, Ndu Nghamadu, noted that it was imperative to suspend operations to enable security agencies clear the resultant traffic situation at the scene. Meanwhile, the combined team of officials of the NNPC and the Department of Petroleum Resources…

At least 10 people have been injured after an explosion at a supermarket in the Russian city of St Petersburg. One person is said to be in serious condition following the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED), the city governor’s office said. The incident, which occurred at the supermarket chain Perekryostok late on Wednesday, is being investigated as an attempted murder, officials said. However they added that nothing had been ruled out following the incident. Read Also US agrees to sell $593m fighter plane to Nigeria Russia’s investigative committee said that the blast was caused by a device containing…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s son Yusuf has survived a fatal bike accident which occurred last night around Gwarimpa area in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity said in a statement on Wednesday that the victim Yusuf Buhari, survived the accident and is now in a stable condition. Shehu also said Buhari junior broke a limb and had an injury on the head as a result of the incident. “He has undergone surgery at a clinic in Abuja. He is in a stable condition. READ: Katsina Police arrest man for impregnating…

The Police Command in Katsina State has arrested a 50-year-old man, Safiyanu Kamala for allegedly impregnating a mentally retarded woman. Safiyanu is a native of Juno Village, Kankara Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in the state DSP Isah Gambo disclosed this to newsman on Wednesday in Katsina. According to Gambo, the victim’s relatives reported the case to them. “Kamala is already in police net over the issue and has confessed to be the owner of the pregnancy.” READ: US agrees to sell $593m fighter plane to Nigeria It was gathered that Kamala allegedly…