THE DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS SAYS TROOPS ELIMINATED OVER 100 TERRORISTS, ARRESTED 345 TERRORISTS, AND RESCUED 393 KIDNAPPED VICTIMS IN THE MONTH OF JULY.(PHOTO).

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 The Defence Headquarters says troops eliminated over 100 terrorists, arrested 345 terrorists, and rescued 393 kidnapped victims in the month of July. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, stated this during the monthly Defence Media Operations briefing at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. Major General Onoja added that during the period under review, 57 terrorists surrendered, over 1,000 arms and assorted ammunition were recovered, 18 illegal refining sites were destroyed, while 250,500 litres of stolen crude oil and refined petroleum products were recovered. Speaking further, Major General Onoja, on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, reaffirmed the Armed Forces' commitment to the protection of lives and property nationwide, and their resolve to ensure that kidnapping, terrorism, secessionist agitation, and other forms of criminality are purged from society.

FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF MAURITIUS AMEENAH FAKIM,WAS SWORN IN TODAY.

                  Prominent scientist Ameenah Gurib Fakim was sworn as president of Mauritius today,making her to be the first female to hold the ceremonial position in the Indian Ocean Island nation.This thursday the parliament of Mauritius,which received independence from Britain in 1968,voted Gurib Fakim into the presidential office.Her appointment came after former president Kailash Purryag,who was selected by the island's previous Labour party government,stepped down after having served as Mauritius's president since July of 2012.Prime Minister Sir Anerod Jugnauth told pressmen that ''I have always believed in the equality of men and women''.Many officials from the opposition party came out in support of her,despite the politicaldivide in Maurious's parliament.Her appointment was expected,and widely anticipated,after information that Purryag's January 2015 resignation was announced.People were not satisfied with candidate Navin Ramgoolam,the previous Labour Party Prime Minister,because of multiple corruption allegations against him.He was expelled from power following charges of conspiracy,cronyism,and money laundering.More picture below.                                                                                                                                

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