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                            In continuation of the clearance operations by troops to mop up the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists,troops have rescued  1 890 persons held captives by Boko Haram terrorists at various locations within the last two weeks.Those rescued include 800 Nigerians refugees that crossed to Cameroon  that were brought back to Banki town in Nigeria by troops of 2 1  Brigades 24 February.Troops of  1 2 1  Task Force conducted joint patrols with Cameroonian forces at Mararraba.Angwan Fada,Dale and Wizha Bokko Timit,Bokko Nasanu and Bokko Hidde up to Ngoshe in which they rescued  1 7 women and 28 children.Similarly,troops of 7 Division Garrison,in a joint operations with  1 1 2 Battalion,Army Headquarters Support Group and Armed Forces Special Forces at Gajibo,Maula,Gamai,Gamare,Maiwa,Warsale,Tangli,Tushi,Sowa,Hasanari,Changuwa,Malamaja,and Marya in Dikwa and Mafa Local Government Areas rescued 350 people including 5 Cameroonian girls that were held hostages by the Boko

                        Gianni Infantino has been declared the winner of the just concluded FIFA President elections,managing an impressive  1 1 5 votes,ahead of Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa,who garnered 88 votes.Gianni Inantino takes over from the suspended Sepp Blatter,who's position was until now held on a temporary basis by Issa Hayatou.Gianni Infantino- 1 1 5,Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa-88 votes,Prince Ali bin al-Hussein-4 votes and Jerome Champagne-0 votes.One more photo below.                                                                                                                                            

                    Several explosives seized from Boko Haram militsnts blew up at a police station yesterday thursday,killing at least four people and wounding several others.Ahmed Sajo,Adamawa state information commissioner in Yola said,''The device stored in a police station went off when an officer tried moving them,where the explosion happened.Many police officers are feared dead''The national emergency agency NEMA put the death toll at four.One more photo below.                                  

                 30 players for the upcoming friendly against Brazil next month,have been invited by the Dream Team VI coach,Samson Siasia,including 2 1  foreign based professionals making the list.Those invited are,Arsenal's Alex Iwobi,Barcelona fullback Godswill Ekpolo,CD Feirense pair off Etebo Oghenekaro and Dele Alampasu,and CS Sfaxien star.KAA Gent new recruit,Peter Olayinka,who is undergoing rehabilitation after damaging his ligament,was named to the roster announced today friday afternoon.Former Torino starlet,Sergio Uyi,is in line to make his international debut having made the list.Nine home-based players led by Emmanuel Daniel,Erhun Obanor and Sincere Seth have been invited for the get-together.One more photo below.                                                                         

                                                      Senator Ben Murray Bruce is bought ten pairs of slippers from a man identified as Babatunde because the man started up a personal business despite his challenges.The Senator wrote on his social with the mix pictures of the Babatunde's business that ''I admire Babatunde.If he can start up and succeed in his business despite his challenges,why can't you?.I just called and ordered  1 0 pairs of slippers from him.I urge all my followers who can afford it to patronize him.His slippers cost just N3000.His contact detail is 07035694304.  # BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira ! ''.The senator also wrote as he visited ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo that ''I dobale'd for my boss for life,President Olusegun Obasanjo,as i gave him an update on  # BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira''.He further wrote that ''Today,Kia Nigeria {Dana motors} delivered ALL their made in Nigeria models to me.Just like i told Innoson Motors

                   Nollywood actor Barrister Kenneth Okonkwo,who took to his social media page to post the above picture with the caption ''It's cool to say God is a figment of our imagination,created by man,the lazy specie as answer to the things they can't explain and as a totem they'd always charge at each time they misdid a deed.For me,i'd advice you take a day off work and look around you.Look for the things you can't see yet are fundamental to survival.Look at events where the worst has been averted.Look inward and create your image.If after everything you decide to be indifferent ,good luck. But i'm an imperfect head still finding my way and hoping someday we'd find out we were not wrong about him.That he exits in the wind.In the sun and in our hard knock lives-he is all things beautiful,unbeautiful and unexplainable''.More photos below.                                                                                                    

                        According to sources,the Suprem Court has ruled that the convicted General-Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly,Chukwuemeka Ezeugo,a.k.a Rev King is to die by hanging.In a unanimous judgement to day friday afternoon,a seven man panel of Justice Walter Onnoghen,upheld the death sentence that was earlier handed to Ezeugo by the Lagos State High Court.Consequently,the court in its lead verdict that was delivered by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta,dismissed the appeal the convicted clergy lodged before it.Justice Ngwuta who noted that the facts of the case could have been lifted from horror film,resolved all the twelve issues Ezeugo raised in his appeal against him.''This appeal has no merit.The judgement of the court of appeal is hereby affirmed.The prison sentence that was earlier handed to the appellant is no longer relevant in view of the death sentence passed on him'',Justice Ngwuta held.It will be recalled that Ezeugo was convicted and sentenced