Three More Wanted Boko Haram Insurgents Arrested By Army

Troops of 27 Task Force Brigade of Nigerian Army have arrested three senior members of the Boko Haram insurgents on the wanted lists in Yobe state.

Briefing journalists at a news conference in Damaturu on Thursday, the Commandant of the 27 Task Force Brigade, Col. Dahiru Bako disclosed that one of the suspects was arrested in Jakusko Local Government Area, while the other two were napped in Damaturu, the state capital.

His words: “The current onslaught on the militants within the state and the entire north east is succeeding as major camps of the insurgents have already been destroyed; as efforts are intensified by security forces to move further into their hideouts to dislodge them in Sambisa, Gujba and Sasawa forests.”

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Man Arrested For Prostituting A 4 Year Old Girl

A west Houston man has been accused of prostituting a 4-year-old girl when he appeard before a Judge Monday morning.

The accused named Andrew Turley, 28, arrested on Thursday, was charged with trafficking a toddler and prostituting a minor.

Undercover officers with the Houston police department detected an advertisement on Craigslist providing "daddy's little girl" for sex in exchange for cash.

Ahhhh!!!MTN Uganda Fined $662, 000 For Sabotaging Business

Uganda's Commercial court has ordered MTN Uganda to pay a sum of Shs 2.3bn (about $662,000) which is about N190 million in damages to EzeeMoney Limited for sabotaging its business. It all started when EzeeMoney, which runs an e-money business, obtained a contract from MTN for the provision of digital transmission [E1] and 30 fixed telephone lines to carry out its mobile money business.

After agreeing to the terms of the contract, EzeeMoney then contracted Yo! Uganda Limited (YUL) to implement the service after Uganda Communications Commission, the regulator, approved it on December 2012, to use the 7711 short code to enable its customers to subscribe for e-money services. However in 2013, MTN after doing a review of the contract, canceled it, saying EzeeMoney was a direct competitor to its mobile money business.

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Ford Nigeria Unveils Its First Nigerian Manufactured Ford Rover Car

Congratulations Nigeria! We've unveiled the first #FordRanger to come off our new assembly line in Nigeria.

Ford Nigeria unveils the first Ford Rover car manufactured in their assembly line in Nigeria as shared on their twitter page…see pics

Coach Siasia's Mother Kidnapped In Bayelsa

Samson Siasia

The Mother of Samson Siasia, the present coach of the under -23 Dream team and Nigeria's Ex-international footballer was abducted from her home at Odoni community of Sagama Local Council Area of Bayelsa State in the early hours of today Nov. 17th.

According to eyewitness report, say the armed kidnappers stormed the home of Madame Ogere Siasia, dragged her out of her house and into a waiting motorcycle. The Bayelsa state police command's spokesperson, ASP Ansinim Butswat has confirmed the incident and said the police is working towards rescuing her.

Sunk Police Gunboat At Epe Marine Police Post Replaced

The Lagos State Police Command on Monday said that its gunboat sunk by some gunmen who invaded the Marine Police Post on Sunday morning in Epe had been replaced.

The command’s spokesman, DSP Joseph Offor, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on the latest on the attack.

Offor said that the gunboat used in replacing the sunken one was drawn from another division.

He said the sunken gunboat had also been recovered from the Lagoon at Epe, adding that it was currently undergoing repair.

The spokesman said that security had been beefed up in all parts of the state, particularly on the waterways where suspected gunmen usually use to terrorize residents and banks.
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Read Isobel Bowdery Account Of How She Survived Paris Terror Attack

You never think it will happen to you. It was just a Friday night at a rock show. the atmosphere was so happy and everyone was dancing and smiling. and then when the men came through the front entrance and began the shooting, we naively believed it was all part of the show. It wasn't just a terrorist attack, it was a massacre. Dozens of people were shot right in front of me. Pools of blood filled the floor. Cries of grown men who held their girlfriends dead bodies pierced the small music venue.

Ambode Promise That Light Rail Would Be Ready Next Year

 Akinwumi Ambode

Lagos State government has promised to complete and deliver the light rail mass transit system from Okokomaiko to Marina by December next year.

Governor Akinwumi Ambode, who disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the 2015 Lagos International Trade Fair yesterday, said the rail project was not merely to improve transportation in the state but also to facilitate business by free movement of people and goods across the state.

He explained that various security agencies had been well-equipped to enhance their capacities to protect all residents and businesses in the state, just as he said the state government would constantly engage the Organised Private Sector, OPS, through the Lagos State Corporate Assembly under which the issues being faced by the business community would be solved in the best interest of the stakeholders.

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Past Election Mistakes Shouldn’t Be Repeated, Buhari Warns INEC, Police

President Mohammadu Buhari has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and the Nigerian Police against giving in to undue pressure from some unscrupulous politicians to taint the integrity of elections.

Buhari gave the warning at a meeting he held with INEC officials and authorities of the Nigerian police.

It will be recalled that opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, last week raised alarm over the meeting between the president and the institutions, alleging suspicions.

But to set the records straight, the Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu in a reaction to the PDP’s submission on Sunday night, stated that the president warned INEC and the police against any form of impunity during general elections.

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