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                                                                  As part of the continuous efforts of making parts of the north western geo-political region of Nigeria free of the menance of cattle rustling,armed banditry and other criminal activities such as kidnapping today,troops of 223 Battalion,1 Division Nigerian Army,deployed at Bena,raided and destroyed suspected cattle rustlers and armed bandits camps in Zamfara State.The raided camps were located at a forest in Rikwa village,Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State .The troops recovered 3 local made pistols,2 Dane Guns,4 AK-47 magazines and 97 rounds of 7.62mm {Special} ammunition.They also recovered some stolen animals which include 147cows,432 sheep,2 goats and a camel.The recovered livestock were handed over to local authority-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman,Acting Director Army Pubic Relations.More photos below.                                                                   

                  According to sources who took these photographs of 48 year old Celine Dion in Paris today,Celine Dion is trying to surround herself with positive vibes as she wore diamond shaped multicolour coat,under the coat i can see a blue jean with nude heels.She looks chic as she left her hotel in Paris today wednesday,where she was greeted by adoring fans.She was heading off to perform at the AccorHotels Arena for her latest in a string of gigs in the capital.Celine has been in France for two weeks as part of her mini-tour to promote her upcoming French-language studio album,due for release later this year.You like her coat?..More photos below.                                                  

                    Yesterday tuesday the 28th of June 2016,troops of 121 Task Force Battalion,26 Task Force Brigade,accompanied by a large number of Civilian JTF from Gwoza,embarked on a very agreessive patrol that dislodged remnants Boko Haram terrorists hibernating at Ngoshe and Gava villages,located close to Gwoza on the mountainous terrian.The essence of the robust patrol which was supported by the Nigeria Air Force and Cameroonian Defence Forces who provided air cover and real time Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance,was to clear the remnants of the terrorists hiding in the mountainous area and rescue all persons held hostages by the Boko Haram terrorists.While advancing towards their objective in Ngoshe,the patrol team encountered Boko Haram terrorists.They have to clear the delay positions staged by the terrorists through the support of the Nigeria Air Force fighters jets.Although the number of terrorists killed could not be ascertained,quite a number of them where see

                     The Lagos State Government has clarified the misconception surrounding the unfortunate incident where a street hawker was knocked down by an oncoming truck at Maryland Bus today wednesday.The street hawker,who was trying to evade arrest from officials of Kick Against Indiscipline {KAI},had attempted to cross the road before being hit by the truck,which was erroneously thought to be a BRT Bus.As a result,hoodlums armed with sticks and stones,immediately descended on some BRT buses plying the route as at the time of the incident and in the process destroyed several of the BRT buses.But the Government in a statement signed the Commissioner for Information and Strategy,Mr Steve Ayorinde,said that contrary to the information being circulated in the social media that the street hawker was hit by a BRT Bus,it was a truck belonging to a soft drink company that unfortunately hit the boy.He said ''It wasn't any of our buses that killed him {hawker},it was a soft

                   Pictures taken today wednesday June 29,2016,during the arraignment of former Chief of Staff,Air Vice Marshal Adesola Amosu Nunayon and 2 others over a N21 Billion fraud,at the Federal High Court,Ikoyi Lagos.Nawahoo Nigeria is now hot.More photos below.                                                         

                                                                                                                        Justiice M.A Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt,River State has convicted and sentenced a former banker,Ikechukwu Chukwuma,to six months imprisonment for defrauding his bank,Diamond Bank,a sum of N28,000.00 {Twenty Eight Million Naira}.The judge also ordered the convict to pay the sum of N15,000.00 {Fifteen Million Naira} as a restitution to the bank.The sentence is to run from the day he was convicted.15 March,2016.Also,an illegal oil bunkerer,Basil Anoliefo was convicted and sentenced to one year imprisonment.Chukwuma,a Resident Internal Control Branches {both in Port Harcourt,Rivers State} and Yenagoa Brabch {Bayelsa State} of Diamond Bank Plc,used his position and influence to fraudulently transfer the sum of N28,000,000.00 into his account.He was first arraigned on 2 July,2012 where he pleaded not guilty to the charge.Justice Onyetenu fou

                          Belarusian President mistakenly tells citizens to get undressed and work till you sweat sparking a social media trend of people posting pictures at work naked or semi-naked using the # tag ''getnakedatwork''.President Alexander Lukashenko was talking about the importance of technology to the national economy when he urged citizens ''to get undressed and work till you sweat'',instead of 'develop themselves' since the phrases sound very similar in Russian.Here are some of the decent pictures from the citizens online.More photos below.                                                                                         

                          The Lagos State Executive Council today wednesday approved the restructuring of the Lekki Concession Company {LCC} Loan facility provided by local and international lenders.The State Government in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy,Mr Steve Ayorinde,said that it has paid a total of N9.8 billion in full and final settlement of LCC's indebtedness to its international lender,which granted a 21.16 per cent haircut {reduction} on the State.He said as a result,a sum of N3.15 billion was saved.The Commissioner said that in addition,local lenders,whose interest rate was 18.5 per cent at the Consummation of the facility.offered a 12 per cent haircut and also fully paid with a restructured loan at 13.5 percent,thereby creating a savings of N8.7 billion for the Government.Ayorinde also reiterated the State Government's commitment to continue to deploy appropriate public finance management principles to ensure adequate provision of