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The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it’s troops had killed 14 Boko Haram insurgents in clearance operations in Bama Local Government Area of Borno. Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka, Director Army Public Relations, said this in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Kukasheka said that the troops also rescued 30 persons, captured one insurgent and recovered various caliber of ammunition from the insurgents. He said that the troops had also cleared insurgents in their hideouts at Abusuriwa, Newchina, Bonzon, Usmanari, Goyayeri, Shitimari, Gashimari and Awaram villages in Bama local government area. Kukasheka explained that 8 insurgents were killed while many of them…

Manager Arsene Wenger says forward Alexis Sanchez and midfielder Mesut Ozil will be at Arsenal after the January transfer window “unless something unbelievable happens”. The contracts of both players expire at the end of the season. Asked if his gut feeling is they will stay, Wenger replied: “Yes, of course.” The Frenchman also said it is in midfielder Jack Wilshere’s “best interest” to remain with the Premier League club. Wenger added: “I will absolutely fight for him to stay here because he’s a top-quality player.” England international Wilshere, 25, has struggled with injuries since making his Arsenal debut in 2008…

The inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta has been greeted with protests at the Kasarani Sports Complex in Nairobi, the country’s capital city. Thousands have gathered in Kenya’s largest stadium for the swearing in of President Uhuru Kenyatta after a months-long election controversy. President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in stadium in military truck with protective glass shield and then greets cheering crowd from open podium. The ceremony began amid heavy security in parts of the capital, Nairobi, following a call by the opposition for peaceful demonstrations in memory of dozens killed by police and militia while protesting Kenyatta’s re-election. READ: No tariff…

…We will not permit smuggling from neighbouring countries …We are making the point to our neighbors, that smuggling is an existential threat, we can’t permit the level of smuggling going on Nigeria’s vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has dismissed rumours of increase in tariff in the power sector, stressing that, it will not happen now. Osinbajo who stated this at the 6th Presidential quarterly business forum for Private Sector Stakeholders held at old Banquet Hall in Abuja on Monday, 27 November said the Nigeria was achieving milestones. Reacting to questions, Osinbajo said, “Listening to questions concerning lower tariffs, we must…

A late night fire early on Tuesday morning gutted five of eight shops attached to a Union Bank building on 411 Road Junction, Gowon Estate, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Egbeda. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inferno was noticed at the make- shift shops at about 11.20 pm, shortly after electricity supply was taken by the providers, Ikeja Electric. However, many of the shop owners had closed and gone home as some of them do not reside in the estate but those resident salvaged some of their goods with the assistance of the youth. NAN reports that…

Men in Nigeria might start to consider themselves endangered species following a shocking judgment on a popular case of manslaughter in the ancient town of Ibadan, Oyo state, Southwest Nigeria. The Oyo State High Court on Monday sentenced Yewande Oyediran, a lawyer to seven years imprisonment for stabbing her husband, Lowo, to death. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the trial judge, Munta Abimbola, said Yewande was convicted of manslaughter and not murder as charged. Abimbola said that while the prosecution proved that the defendant caused the death of the deceased, it failed to proof that it was…

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governments to ensure payment of outstanding workers’ salaries in their various states, to enable workers to “smile to banks”, and to happily celebrate the forthcoming Christmas. Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo confirmed this development to State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with the President in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. He said workers’ issue took the centre stage during the meeting, saying that the president was so much concerned with those who depended on salaries to feed their families, pay school fees and their house rents. He said President Buhari specifically…

Former Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo has been named as sporting director of French club Monaco. The 52-year-old, who played for Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup, will take charge of “all sport matters”, the Ligue 1 side said. Emenalo joined Chelsea in 2007 and worked in both scouting and coaching departments before being promoted to technical director in 2011. “I believe this is the right choice for me after leaving Chelsea,” he said. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for me in such a high-quality project.” A defender during his playing career, Emenalo spent time in Major League Soccer during the…

Enamoured of the exploits of Governor Yahaya Bello in the areas of security and youth empowerment, the Nigeria Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, is understudying ways the Governor has been able to achieve this. The Course 40 of the Command is carrying out the study as part of events lined up to celebrate the 2018 Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The Secretary to the Government of Kogi State, Dr Mrs Ayoade Folashade Arike with the Chief of Staff to His Excellency, Hon Edward Onoja; the Head of Service, Deaconess Deborah Ogunmola; the Security Adviser to His Excellency, Cdr,…

Some capital market operators on Monday predicted that the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index would likely close 2017 with over 40 per cent growth. The operators told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the nation’s bourse would likely emerge as number one in frontier markets and emerging markets with a growth of 40 per cent going by the current trend. Malam Garba Kurfi, Managing Director of APT Securities and Funds Ltd., said that barring unforeseen circumstances the Nigerian stock market would emerge the best performing market in 2017. Kurfi said that the NSE All-Share Index had…