Dozens feared trapped in Jharkhand coal mine collapse

At least eight workers were killed and scores more feared trapped on Friday after a massive mound of earth caved in at a coal mine in eastern India.

The collapse buried at least 23 miners and dozens of vehicles under the debris as hundreds of emergency workers battled overnight to rescue the men at the Lalmatia open cast mine in Jharkhand state’s Godda district.

“So far eight dead bodies have been recovered and 15 more remain unaccounted for,” RK Mallick, Jharkhand police spokesman, told AFP.

Some of the workers had escaped the disaster site following the collapse, the officer said, with  unconfirmed media reports putting the number of trapped at 50.

Local police and emergency staff were using earth movers and sniffer dogs to locate the trapped workers under tons of earth.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief on Twitter, promising to help the state government in its rescue operations.
“Saddened by the loss of lives at a mine in Jharkhand. My prayers are with those trapped inside,” he said.

The National Disaster Management Authority dispatched more than 200 rescue workers to the site.

The mine is operated by the government-owned Eastern Coalfields Limited. Its top official, Niladri Roy, told AFP that more than 250 metres (820 feet) of the mine collapsed as workers headed towards the exit around 7:30 pm Thursday.


There was no immediate explanation for the collapse.

In a separate incident on Thursday, four miners were injured at a government-run coal mine in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district.

A mine official said the workers were hit after the roof of the Putki Balihari coal mine partially collapsed. Two of the workers were critically injured.

Jharkhand is one of the richest mineral zones in India, accounting for around 29 percent of the country’s coal deposits. However it is also one of India’s poorest areas and the epicentre of a Maoist insurgency.

India has maintained a relatively safe record in mining-related accidents compared to neighbour China, which on average reports around 1,000 fatalities every year.

In 2015, India recorded 38 deaths across 570 mining sites.

The last major mining accident in India occurred in 1975, when 372 workers were killed following the flooding of Chasnala mine in Dhanbad.

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R.Kelly was performing at a recent concert in Atlanta when he was assaulted by a group of women ..lol. He made the mistake of getting too close to fans, who grabbed and pulled at his groin area. He seemed to like it though, because he didn't pull back..

Chinese club offer Real Madrid £250m for Ronaldo

Real Madrid were offered about £250 million (about N125 billion) by an unnamed Chinese club for Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the Portuguese player’s agent Jorge Mendes.

He however said the 31-year-old forward had no interest in the deal, which included an £85m (about N42bn) annual salary.

“From China, they’ve offered 300m euros (£257m) to Real Madrid and more than 100m euros per year to the player.

“But money is not everything. The Spanish club [Real] is his life.’’

The revelation comes after Carlos Tevez was reportedly made the world’s highest-paid footballer by Shanghai Shenua.

Shanghai, coached by ex-Brighton boss Gus Poyet, are reported to have agreed a deal worth £40m (about N20bn) for Tevez, including a salary in excess of £310,000 (about N155m) a week.

Under the offer claimed by Mendes, Ronaldo would have earned £1.6m (about N800m) a week.

It would have been a deal worth almost treble the world record transfer fee of £89m paid by Manchester United to Juventus for midfielder Paul Pogba.

“The Chinese market is a new market. They can buy a lot of players, but then again it is impossible to go for Ronaldo.

“Cristiano is the best player in the world and best ever. It is normal to have some offers,” said Mendes.

The Portugal captain said he could play for another 10 years after signing a new deal, which ties him to Madrid until June 2021, last month.

LEGENDARY guitar auctioned at N52m

A vintage fender guitar owned by legendary Nigerian musician, King Sunny Adé, was on Sunday, auctioned at N52.1 million in Lagos.

The guitar, which was auctiond by Dr Jogun Onabanjo, Certified Auctioneer and Chief Executive of Onabanjo and Onabanjo & Co, is known to have been designed by Nigerian artist Victor Ehikamenor.

The glittering artistic piece was revealed at the King Sunny Ade‘s 70th birthday concert tagged: ‘Sunny on Sunday’, which had an audience comprising Nigeria’s richest and top celebrities.

The starting bid of nine million naira was followed by a very competitive bid by the well-heeled audience comprising influential businessmen like Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Mr Femi Otedola, and more, closing at N52.1 million.

While the bid was in progress, the asking price for the guitar doubled to N17 million under two minutes before exceeding the N50 million benchmark in 15 minutes.

The winner of the auction is yet to be revealed.

The concert held at the Temple Balmoral Marquee, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Rivers Rerun: Corps Members Refusing To Participate In Elections

corps members in Rivers State, have refused to take part in this Saturday’s legislative rerun election.

According to The Punch, the corps members have refused to show any interest, because of fear of possible violence during the election.

A source told the paper: “Corps members being contacted by INEC to participate in the Rivers rerun election are showing reluctance to serve in the election.

“A good number of them are afraid that there could be violence during the election, and these are young men and women who don’t want to get killed because of some election.”

Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers, Aniedi Ikoiwak, said the decision on whether to participate or not was up to the corps members to make.

Ikoiwak added that INEC will get ad hoc staff from other government agencies, if they don’t have enough personnel for the job on Saturday.

“From the beginning, the NYSC work is on a voluntary basis. We know that some of them might have been told by their parents not to be part of it (election),” he added.

“But if we have problem of shortage of manpower, we will complete them with workers from other government agencies and institutions.”

Couple found dead inside a car filled with toxic substances

A young couple was found dead, their lips blue, inside a car in Chelmsford, Essex after neighbours said they heard a loud bang which sounded like a can exploding.

 23-year-old Nikki Willis, who works for CeX and Tom Putt, who is believed to be her boyfriend, were seen by neighbours just moments earlier chatting in a car parked outside Miss Willis’ house, while the engine was running.

Police said they discovered a ‘noxious substance’ in the car, but their death is still being treated as ‘unexplained’. According to a police spokesperson, 

'Their deaths are being treated as unexplained at this time. Enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances surrounding their deaths and police remain at the scene.' 

Meanwhile, friends and relatives of the couple have taken to Facebook to mourn their deaths.  Claire Watts, a cousin of Miss Willis wrote;

 "My beautiful baby cousin. There are no words to describe how I'm feeling right now. I still can't believe you have been taken from us – it's a bitter reminder of how cruel life can be. I will never forget you."

Moses wins another award

Chelsea’s Victor Moses has been named the English Premier League African Player of the Month of November by organisers New African Soccer, AfricanFootball.com reports.

The Super Eagles winger  edged Kenya’s Victor Wanyama of  Tottenham and fellow Nigerian Victor Anichebe of Sunderland to win a second straight award in two consecutive months.

Moses has flourished in a new  right wing-back role under Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and has been instrumental in  his team being top of the Premier League.

New African Soccer in a statement, congratulated the Nigeria winger but also mentioned the competitiveness of the November award, especially in the votes.

‘Victor Wanyama, also a one-time winner of the award, put up a strong showing and this was rightly justified, considering his role in Tottenham Hotspur’s early surge which made them the last to be beaten in the League. His move from Southampton was a positive one,” Tunde Adelakun, CEO of New African Soccer noted.

Tottenham transfer news: Juventus and Inter Milan monitoring £30m flop Moussa Sissoko

  

The France international moved to Spurs from Newcastle in the summer after they shelled out £30million.

However since the switch the 27-year-old has failed to hit the ground running and he was let out of Tottenham's squad for their match with Chelsea last weekend.

It has led to speculation that Sissoko could be shown the door as early as January after just four months at Tottenham.

As a result Juventus and Inter Milan, according to Corriere dello Sport, are monitoring the situation in case a shock deal can be struck.

The Italian pair reportedly looked at the Frenchman in the summer and still hold an interest now.

Biafra: Court refuses Kanu’s bail application

A Federal High Court in Abuja today refused the bail application by the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu an three others.

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Justice Binta Nyako ruled that the offences for which the defendants are being charged border on treasonable felony and attempted terrorism.

Kanu was charged alongside Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi on charges of treasonable felony and terrorism.

In the fresh 11-count charges, they were also accused of belonging to an illegal society and operating an unlicensed radio station.
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GALE; JOSE MOURINHO IS TRYING TO GET HIMSELF SACKED

Jose Mourinho is trying to get himself sacked at Manchester United, according to Sky Sports pundit Tony Gale

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The 53-year-old faces a two-game ban after being charged with improper conduct by the Football Association following his dismissal in the first half of Manchester United’s draw against West Ham on Sunday.

Mourinho kicked a water bottle in anger after Paul Pogba was given a yellow card for diving out of the way of Mark Noble’s challenge, and the United boss was sent to the stands for the second time this season by referee Jon Moss.

And Gale believes the Portuguese’s antics are a signal of his desire to quit Old Trafford just six months after taking the job.

‘My interpretation of Jose’s actions at the weekend is that he wants out of the job,’ said the former West Ham defender.

‘He looks like a man that wants to get sacked. I can’t really understand what is going on with him.’

Journalist jailed three months for tweets

A Bahraini court has jailed a journalist for three months over a tweet deemed insulting to religion, Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday.

Faisal Hayyat, a journalist and a blogger who hosts a satirical channel on YouTube, was convicted Tuesday of insulting a “religious symbol and group,” the watchdog said.

He has been in detention since October 9, the last time he tweeted saying that he had been summoned by police for investigation.

The content of the tweet that the charges refer to is not clear, but on October 8, Hayyat posted tweets denouncing Muawiyah, the first caliph of the 7th-century Umayyad Caliphate, who is despised by Shiite Muslims for a conflict with their revered Imam Ali.

The Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom has been shaken by unrest since security forces crushed protests led by crowds of its Shiite majority demanding a constitutional monarchy and an elected prime minister in 2011.

Scores of Shiites have been jailed on charges of involvement in the unrest and others have been stripped of their citizenship.

The crackdown has drawn criticism from the United Nations and the United States.

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President Buhari and wife Aisha celebrate their granddaughter's birthday

President Muhammadu Buhari is pictured with his wife, Mrs Aisha Buhari as they celebrate the birthday of their granddaughter, Zee who turns four today.

Sucking breasts, licking semen can give you HIV

Do you love to suck the breasts of a lactating woman during sex? While this is ordinarily harmless, do you know the HIV status of the woman?

Again, if you’re the type of woman who sucks dry a man after sex, you may be exposing yourself to high risks of contracting HIV!

And, do you use syringes or other sharp objects that have been used by other people? Then you risk HIV infection if you don’t stop!

This is because, in addition to many other avenues through which people can become infected with HIV, these two activities, though they give pleasure, can get you infected with HIV if your partner is infected!

Experts warn that HIV can be transmitted in the sexual fluids, blood or breast milk of an infected person.

How can you protect yourself? This way:

Abstinence for youth, including the delay of sexual debut and abstinence until marriage

Being tested for HIV and being faithful in marriage and monogamous relationships

Correct and consistent use of condoms for those who practice high-risk behaviours.

ISIS KILL 14 REAL MADRID FANS

ISIS have slaughtered at least 14 Real Madrid fans at a supporters club in northern Iraq.
Three gunmen opened fire with machine guns around midnight at the cafe in the predominately Shi’ite Muslim town of Balad.

Horrific pictures from the scene show the floor covered in broken glass and soaked in blood in the cafe where up to 50 Real fans had gathered.
Posters of the club’s players and coach Zinedine Zidane can be seen hanging on the walls.
President of the Madrid supporters club, Ziad Subhan, said: “A group of Islamic terrorists, from ISIS, came into the café, armed with AK-47s, shooting at random at everyone who was inside”.
When asked about the motive for the attack, the president replied: “They don’t like football, they think it’s anti-Muslim. They just carry out attacks like this. This is a terrible tragedy”.
At least 14 people are dead and a further 20 injured.
The assailants fled and hours later one of them set off hisexplosive vest at a nearby vegetable market after police andShi’ite militia members cornered him in a disused building and exchanged gunfire, security sources said.
Four were killed and two were critically wounded, medical sources also said.
ISIS said in a statement that three suicide attackers had detonated their explosives, though security sources said they had only identified one of the gunmen.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic CONFIRMS PSG EXIT

Zlatan Ibrahimovic puts Europe's top clubs on red alert after confirming Paris Saint-Germain exit: 'I came like a king, left like a legend

latan Ibrahimovic put Europe's top clubs on red alert after announcing his summer exit from Paris Saint-Germain in typically understated fashion.

The 34-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and confirmed he will leave the French capital after Saturday's final game of the Ligue 1 campaign, at home to Nantes.

He tweeted on Friday morning: "My last game tomorrow at Parc des Princes. I came like a king, left like a legend."

Ibrahimovic had been widely expected to seek pastures new, and has been linked with a number of English teams including Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea.

PSG boss Laurent Blanc had retained hope that his talisman would stay put, but Ibrahimovic decided the time was right to move on.

He will walk away with four Ligue 1 winners' medals, three Coupe de la Ligue titles and one - possibly two - Coupe de France crowns. PSG face Marseille in the 2016 final at the Stade de France next Saturday.

Ibrahimovic has previously hinted at a desire to play in England, saying he has "a lot of options". A return to AC Milan or a move Stateside to join the Los Angeles Galaxy have also been mooted.

The Sweden captain has netted 46 goals in all competitions for PSG this term, and is the club's all-time top scorer with 152 goals.

Ibrahimovic started his career in his homeland with Malmo and went on to also win league titles in Holland, Italy and Spain.

NAIRA depreciated by N14 in the parallel market,

As oil & gas shares gain 3.7% on stock market 

 LAGOS — After two months of stability, the naira, yesterday, depreciated by N14 in the parallel market, in response to demand pressure occasioned by the deregulation of petroleum sector announced by the Federal Government, Wednesday.

 Buhari Meanwhile, shares of major petroleum products marketers recorded significant price appreciation on the Nigeria stock market in response to the announcement by the Federal Government.
 While announcing the deregulation of petroleum imports, Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, said in order to meet the consumption demand of the country, importers will henceforth be permitted to source for their foreign exchange requirements from secondary sources. This development, according to bureau de change operators, triggered a demand for dollars in the parallel market, leading to sharp depreciation of the naira. Hence, the parallel market exchange rate, which had been stable at N320 per dollar since end of February, rose to N334 per dollar at the close of business, yesterday.
 Confirming this  Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Alhaji Aminu Gwada, said the market today experienced increased demand due to the announcement that petrol importers should source dollars from secondary sources.
 The market has been stable all this while due to drastic reduction in import activities hence demand for dollars by importers reduced sharply. Those who had bought dollars when the rate was high and used it to import are having difficulty selling their goods, hence those who are still importing have reduced. But the announcement, yesterday, has changed the whole thing. More demand for petrol importation is expected in the market, meanwhile, there is no supply of dollar. Some people with dollar, especially those who bought when the exchange rate was high, feel the rate is too low for them to sell, hence they are withholding their dollars, waiting for the rate to go higher. Oil & gas shares gain 3.7% on stock market The shares of downstream oil marketing companies experienced significant price appreciation on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), yesterday, leading to a 3.7 percent increase in the Oil and Gas Index of the exchange. Trading results showed that the shares of Total Nigeria Plc, which led others in the oil and gas sector, appreciated by 6.11 per cent or N9.19 to close at N159.60 from N150.41, followed by Oando Plc, which rose by 5.03 per cent or N0.23 to close at N4.80 from N4.57 perc share. Forte Oil’s shares appreciated by five per cent or N10.50 to close at N220.50 from N210.00; Mobil Oil rose by 3.59 per cent or N5.57 to close at N160.66 from N155.09, while Conoil Plc inched up by 0.33 per cent or N0.06 to close at N18.16 from N18.10 per share. The price gains by the oil marketing firms facilitated the increase in market capitalisation of the NSE to rise by 0.91 percent or N80.7 billion to N8.9 trillion while the All Share Index (ASI) rose by 0.9 percent to close at 25,865.06 points In his reaction, Mr. Johnson Chukwu, Managing Director, Cowry Asset Management Limited, said the appreciation recorded by the companies was a reflection of the liberalisation of the sector, noting that major bottleneck in the sector has been removed.
 He noted that the abnormal profit in the sector would be removed in the next a couple of months as the market adjusts appropriately.
  “The operators in the sector are likely to enjoy some reasonable level of profitability, because their volume will improve and they are no longer going to depend on government to give them allocations,” he said.

World's oldest person dies in New York at age 116

NEW YORK (AP) — Susannah Mushatt Jones, the world's oldest person, has died in New York at age 116

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Robert Young, a senior consultant for the Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group, said Jones died Thursday night at a public housing facility for seniors in Brooklyn where she had lived for more than three decades. He said she had been ill for the past 10 days.

Jones was born in a small farm town near Montgomery, Alabama, in 1899. She was one of 11 siblings and attended a special school for young black girls. When she graduated from high school in 1922, Jones worked full time helping family members pick crops. She left after a year to begin working as a nanny, heading north to New Jersey and eventually making her way to New York.

"She adored kids," Lois Judge said of her aunt in a 2015 interview with The Associated Press. Jones never had any children of her own and was married for only a few years.

Family members said last year that they credited her long life to love of family and generosity to others. Judge said at the time that she believed it helped that her aunt grew up on a rural farm, where she ate fresh fruits and vegetables that she picked herself

After she moved to New York, Jones worked with a group of her fellow high school graduates to start a scholarship fund for young African-American women to go to college. She also was active in her public housing building's tenant patrol until she was 106.

Jones became Guinness World Records' official oldest person when 117-year-old Misao Okawa died in Tokyo last year.

"Ms. Jones was the very last American from the 1800s," said Young, whose group tracks and maintains a database of the world's longest-living people.

Young said 116-year-old Emma Morano, of Verbania, Italy, just a few months younger than Jones, is now the unofficial world's oldest person.

Donald Trump's butler of 30 years calls for Obama to be murdered

Donald Trump's butler has launched a  shocking attack on President Obama,saying he 'should have been shot in his first time'.

Anthony Senecal, who has lived on Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate for 30 years, penned the attack on Obama on Facebook.

 Though Senecal's Facebook page is public, this message could only be read by his Facebook friends. In an interview with Mother Jones, 74 year old Senecal confirms that those were his words: "I wrote that. I believe that."

 A spokeswoman for the Trump campaign says,

 "This individual has not worked at Mar-a-Lago for many years.

Kylie Jenner and Tyga's split was revealed

Just hours after news of Kylie Jenner and Tyga's split was revealed,E! News caught up with Kylie's ex to see how he's been doing since the breakup and he admitted, 
"I'm good, you know? Just another day and working hard and trying to get to that next level and achieve big things and evolve."
But when it comes to his breakup with Kylie, an insider previously told E! News that "it was a long time coming.

ISIS claims reponsibility for bomb attack in Maiduguri today

According to terrormonitor.org, the Islamic State IS has claimed responsibility for the bomb attack at the Borno state government secretariat in Maiduguri earlier today.

 Two police officers lost their lives in the incident.
 The group also released photo of the suicide bomber.

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Kim & Khloe Kardashian what they really feel about ROB & BLAC CHYNA's relationship

On this Sunday's Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kim and Khloe are spending time together when the start talking about how Rob's new relationship has changed him.

"Question," Khloe says to Kim in the clip above. "Like don't we kind of think it's a miracle that Rob, who doesn't even show up to Christmas for the past three years, literally he wouldn't leave his room, but the fact that now he's created a Snapchat, the fact that now he wants to be so public blows my mind."

She gave him confidence, more power to her," Kim says. "After Rob and Blac Chyna started dating, Rob is now like all over social media and like out and about. He hasn't 

been like this in so long that even though there's been some drama, if this is what it takes then I don't care who he's dating I'm just so happy that he's feeling better about himself."

Khloe then says, "If some p--sy is getting him to remove his braces and shave his beard and work out..."

"My thing is, do what you want, do what makes you happy...whatever," Kim tells Khloe.

But Kim thinks he should've talked to them, especially Kylie jenner about his relationship with Blac Chyna.

"He just has no loyalty," Kim says.

"He has no loyalty," Khloe agrees. "Chyna is Tyga's ex and Kylie's dating Tyga now so it's pretty complicated."

Take a look at the video above to see Kim and Khloe talk about their brother and to find out why Khloe is "disappointed" in Rob!

Justin Bieber says he will no longer take photos

Justin Bieber says he will no longer take photos with fans. Are you still a Believer or are you over Justin's antics?

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Breaking: FG removes subsidy, fuel to sell for 145 per litter

The Federal Government, Wednesday, removed subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, also known as fuel as it will now sell for N145 per litter.

This removal was made on Wednesday, May 11. Until the removal, the official price of petrol was N87 per litre although consumers have been paying as much as N200 for fuel due to scarcity. The removal in fuel subsidy has been a lingering issue since President Muhammadu Buhari took over power. The minister of state for petroleum product, Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu had said that the citizens were not benefitting from the subsidy which made it necessary to be removed. The vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo hinted earlier on Wednesday that Nigeria had reached a point where tough decisions had to be taken. He said: “No matter how we slice it, we are in economic times that are challenging, but they provide us with some of the best opportunities for making a real difference in our economic life. “I think that we are at a point that a lot has been said about subsidies and what to do with subsidies. I think we are at a point where we must make many difficult decisions and make very tough choices. “But I think the Nigerian people are prepared for all what is required and all it would take to make a real difference. “In no way can a country make the kind of progress we expect it to make without being able to ensure that in public life our finance system is transparent and would ensure that there is accountability.”

A new research has shown that penis size does have an influence on how attractive men are to women.

However, the one thing even more important to women than these two factors is actually torso shape.

Researchers basically projected 3D computer-generated images of 343 different men onto a wall to test how variations in torso, height and penis size influenced the perceived ‘attractiveness’ to women.

The 105 young women in the study then gave a rating of one to seven to each of the males in the images.

The scientists behind the study believe comparing variants which are known to influence attractiveness (like torso and height) with flaccid penis size would determine once and for all whether size really matters.

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A new research has shown that penis size does have an influence on how attractive men are to women.

However, the one thing even more important to women than these two factors is actually torso shape.

Researchers basically projected 3D computer-generated images of 343 different men onto a wall to test how variations in torso, height and penis size influenced the perceived ‘attractiveness’ to women.

The 105 young women in the study then gave a rating of one to seven to each of the males in the images.

The scientists behind the study believe comparing variants which are known to influence attractiveness (like torso and height) with flaccid penis size would determine once and for all whether size really matters.

The results were pretty unanimous, with the more well endowed models scoring the higher ratings.

The conclusion also suggests that women indeed prefer larger penises – certainly up to 5.1 inches (13cm) flaccid.

Beyond 2.99 inches (which is considered below average), the extra attractiveness points per length started to wane.

The results suggested that a larger penis helped taller men the most, which maybe has something to do with looking in proportion

TROOPS CLEAR MORE TERRORISTS CAMPS IN SAMBISAE

Thtroops of 21 Brigade, 7 Division,  have continued their offensive operations  against the Boko Haram terrorists still hiding in the Sambisa forest.

On Sunday 8th May 2016, the troops have cleared 4 villages in the terrorists enclave which include Bala Karege, Goske,  Harda and the famous Markas 3. There was no encounter with the terrorists in all the villages as the Boko Haram terrorists have abandoned their huts and ran away.

Unfortunately, the troops ran into an ambush at Harda village, while advancing. The resilient troops  successfully cleared the ambush without any casualty and proceeded with the operations.

The formation recovered suicide vests and  quite a number of high calibre weapons which include; 1 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Bomb, 18 rounds of 23mm Shilka ammunition, 1 Barrel  of AK-47 rifle, 1 Extra-barrel of General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 3 AK-47 rifle magazines, metal link of 12.7mm ammunition  and a heavy-duty solar panel battery.

The troops also recovered  10  vehicles and 50 motorcycles belonging to the fleeing terrorists.

In a related development, Boko Haram terrorists from another part of Sambisa forest, were reported to have taken advantage of the heavy downpour that occurred to move closer to the troops.

However, the troops were very vigilant as they decisively and successfully  dealt with the intruders. So far, 2 vehicles were recovered from Boko Haram terrorists and over 8 Boko Haram terrorists bodies were counted before  nightfall

9 years old girl who was rescued from Sambisa forest says she wants to go back

A 9 years old girl who was rescued from Boko Haram base in Sambisa recently, has cried out that she wants to go back there. According to Vanguard, the girl who was rescued alongside 64 others, has gone on hunger strike in the last three days, demanding that she be taken back to her husband in Sambisa forest.

Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima, made the revelation when he visited the headquarters of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maimalari Cantonment to officially receive the Boko Haram hostages by the General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major General Victor Ezegwu yesterday May 6th.

Most of the girls rescued were pregnant and have been fully initiated into they sect. Some of them said they have been with the sect members for three years.

BREAKING BUHARIS SIGN'S 2016 BUDGET

resident Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the 2016 Appropriation Bill into law ending weeks of face-off between the National Assembly and the Executive.

The budget was signed at a brief ceremony held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja

Those who witnessed the event included Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun; and chairmen of the Appropriation Committees of both chambers of the National AssemblyThe came after the national assembly had unanimously approved the budget estimates of N6.06 trillion from the initial N6.08 trillion and transmitted to the presidency with the highlight, but failed to attached the details. Reacting, the president declined to give his assent, insisting on seeing the details. But the details made available later proved to be incredibly padded, prompting the Executive arm to return the budget for a rework. This unfortunately had taken almost 5 months, causing untold hardship on citizenry. But apparently satisfied with the corrections made on the document, the president on Friday put ink on paper, signing the dotted lines. 

House Directs IG To Seal Kogi Assembly

The House of Representatives has once again directed the Inspector General of Police to seal the Kogi State House of Assembly complex pending when the crisis is resolved.

This is one of the resolutions adopted by the House after considering the report of an Adhoc Committee that investigated a declaration by the Attorney General of the Federation on the resolution of the National Assembly on the crisis.

In that declaration, the Attorney General had advised the Inspector General of Police to consider the resolution of the National Assembly to take over the duties of the Kogi State House of Assembly as illegal.

The House is also demanding that the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General be reprimanded for undermining the authority of the legislature.

The House has also directed that the Attorney General of the Federation should immediately withdraw his advice to the Inspector General of Police.

Deadly air strike hits Syrian refugee camp in Idlib

An air strike on a camp for internally displaced Syrians near the country's border with Turkey has killed at least 17 people, activists said.

The attack on the camp in Idlib province on Thursday also left dozens of others injured, with a number of those killed children, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr, reporting from the Turkish city of Gaziantep, said activists were split on whether Russian or Syrian planes were behind the attack.

"Many in the opposition believe that with strikes like this there's proof the government is not serious about the cessation of hostilities,"  Khodr said.

"These people (internally displaced) live close to the Turkish border in search of safety...they think that the closer they are to the border, the safer they are."

Idlib is not part of the partial ceasefire that was announced yesterday after an agreement between the US and Russia.

Aleppo bombardment

The attack is the latest deadly strike on civilians in Syria, with much of the recent focus on the divided city of Aleppo where nearly 300 people were killed in nearly two weeks of air strikes and shelling.

Argentina stays top, the latest FIFA world rankings released; NIGERIA remains the same

With no international matches in April all teams in the top 50 held their positions. Nigeria remained unmoved at number 67 in the latest Fifa rankings for the month of May. The three-time African champions were adjudged the same rank in the world according to the ranking released in April 2016. The Eagles are now the 14th best African side behind Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal, Egypt, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Congo DR, Guinea, Congo, Cameroon, Morocco and Mali. The Philippines, meanwhile, may have failed to advance to the next round of 2018 World Cup qualifiers for the AFC region, but the Azkals moved up one spot to their best-ever position of 115th. FIFA Rankings as of May 5:

1. Argentina 
2. Belgium 
3. Chile
 4. Colombia 
5. Germany
 6. Spain 
7. Brazil 
8. Portugal
 9. Uruguay 
10. England

Nigeria remained unmoved at number 67 in the latest Fifa rankings for the month of May

ASUU Shuts Down UNICAL For Seven Days Over Kidn

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) University of Calabar Chapter (UNICAL) has declared a 7-day solidarity protest to call for the arrest of kidnappers of the wife and daughter of an academic staff in the medical college, Dr. Ndifon and son of Barr. Aniema of the graduate school.

The protesters are calling on the management of the university to fish out the perpetrators with immediate effect.

The kidnapped persons were said to have been taken away from the UNICAL Staff quarters where they reside on May 2, 2016 and taken away through a ready speed boat in the riverine area of the university
According to the General Secretary of ASUU, UNICAL branch, Dr. Jonas Akung, the institution has over the years had series of security challenges  which has obviously proven to be beyond the surveillance team of the university.

He disclosed that the university, in solidarity with their colleagues, decided to shut down academic activities in the institution to draw global attention to their plight in anticipation of a positive response.

Students of the university and some parents have also called for more proactive measures by security agencies towards the release of the kidnapped victims.

Meet The ‘Superman’ Who Can Easily Pull An Aeroplane with his ears

A man whose ears are undeniably made of steel, has been caught on camera pulling an aeroplane with his own ears.

The man called Johnny Strange is living up to his last name because he’s just entered the record books for pulling a huge Aeroplane with his ears.

Johnny, 26, used chains through pierced holes in his ears to drag a Cessna 172-P weighing 677.8kg for 20.4 metres at North Weald Airfield, Essex.

No wonder he’s been dubbed ‘The man with the ears of steel’He’ll appear in the 2016 Guinness Book of Records

But being featured in the book is nothing new for Johnny, an escapologist and sideshow performer who now has eight Guinness World Records to his name.

He said: “I started off at the age of ten in Blackburn, Lancashire.

 

“At first I juggled balls, then clubs and went on to knives, fire sticks and now its chainsaws.

 

“Preparing for the plane pull was tough. I’m not going into detail but I have to stretch my ears and create tough scar tissue so they don’t rip

Tiwa savage spotted with funke akindele JENIFA

Looks like singer Tiwa Savage would be making an appearance in a comic series - “Jenifa’s Diary”. The Season 6 of the series is currently being filmed & she was seen getting her makeup done while on the set

20 herdsmen, 83 cows killed in Nasarawa State in suspected reprisal attacks

20 herdsmen and 83 cows were reportedly killed in Adayi and Loko areas of Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa State by gunmen suspected to be from Benue and Nasarawa states, over the weekend

Confirming the attack, the state police spokesman, ASP Ismaila Numa, said he could not verify the identity of the attackers, adding that the police only received the report and have commenced investigation.

The Fulani leader of Adayi area, Mallam Bideri Ahmadu, said the killing of the cows was carried out by people suspected to be Agatu gunmen. The traditional ruler of Loko, Alhaji Abubakar Ahmed Sabo, also blamed Agatu youths in the killing of 20 men in the attack. According to him, the gunmen crossed over from Benue at about 10:30 am on Saturday and started shooting sporadically, killing many people and cows.

"Upon realising they could not achieve their aim, the Agatu youths opened fire on the cows, killing many people and 83 cows instantly while others who sustained bullet wounds are lying in the bush," he said.

The paramount ruler of the area, Mai Loko, Alhaji Abubakar Ahmed Sabo told newsmen that  over 20 men, women and children were killed in frequent attacks on Fulani people by Agatu youths

Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe narrates her ordeal of alleged harassment by policemen

Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe on Thursday narrated her ordeal of alleged harassment by policemen in Osogbo, Osun state

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 The Yoruba movie star who posted her views on her Instagram page said she the incident occurred while she was trying to take in the course of a movie she was shooting in the Osogbo. Read her: ‘Morning Fam, it has come to my attention that news has been flying around that I was arrested by the police in Osogbo. ..For the records I was never ARRESTED! I was shooting a movie in osogbo and was going for a break with my PA and Driver when we saw a police van chasing us; they later double crossed us, came out of their van and started banging the bonnet of my car asking us to come down. I was shocked and scared because I didn’t know what was going on. I stepped out of the car to ask them what happened and why they double crossed us in that manner, the policemen started shouting and acting crazy pointing his gun at me.

Mercy Aigbe She furthers: ‘On seeing his behaviour, i took out my phone and started to record them, one of them forcefully collected my phone from me. My PA also started recording them with an ipad and the policeman slapped her and threw the iPad away. At this point a lot of crowd had already gathered when they saw me and what was happening and they started booing them, saying that is how osogbo policemen harass innocent citizens. When the policemen saw the large crowd supporting us and that they could be mobbed, they stylishly left only to call for reinforcement of other Police officers. Those ones came and started shooting sporadically into the air, everyone had to run for their lives.