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                                                                    Following information provided by an arrested suspected Boko Haram terrorist,Lawan Abbai,troops on Operation LAFIYA DOLE yesterday morning carried out mine and Improvised Explosive Devices {IEDs} clearance at Gombori which was along the troops main supply route.The troops located and recovered 2 heavy IEDs buried in the ground by suspected remnants off Boko Haram terrorists.In the process of recovering the deadly IEDs,the troops intercepted 4 fleeing suspected Boko Haram terrorists that alleged that were on their way to surrender to troops.On preliminary investigation,they were identified as confirmed Boko Haram terrorists members planting IEDs along troops routes by their arrested colleague,Lawan Abbai.Additionally,the troops rescued 5 women and a baby...

                                                                  Senator Ben Murray-Bruce,who took to his social media page to share a very interesting picture of himself,rocking the Afro at the age of 18 years.He captioned the photo ''How i wish Afros would come back in style.I'm loving my 'fro here at 18''.lol you like?.This picture is making common sense.One more photo below.

                  According to the Telegraph,two Turkish sailors who were caught with the biggest haul of cocaine seized in the UK have been jailed for a total of 42 years.Three tonnes of Class A drug,with a street value of £500 million,was recovered from the ocean-going tug MV Hamal,about 100 miles off Aberdeen.The drugs were found hidden in a specially adapted secret ballast tank in the Tanzanian registered vessel,which sailed from Istanbul to Tenerife and then to the North Sea,where it was intercepted by the Royal Navy frigate HMS Somersey and the Border Force cutter HMC Valiant.Mumin Sahin,47 and Emin Ozmen,51 who were found guilty of drugs offences after a trial at the High Court in Glasgow,were jailed for 22 years and 20 years respectively.The judge Lord Kinclaven told the men the quality of drugs was ''not only significant but massive' and said drug trafficking had a ''devastating impact'' on people and communities.He added ''You were ...

                                According to Reuters,Mehdi Khosravi,an Iranian activist arrested last week in Italy,said today friday he had been released from jail,following an appeal to the Italian government by the son of the deposed shah.Reza Pahlavi,55,whose late father was toppled by the 1979 Islamic Revolution,said in a letter to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Monday that Khosravi risked torture and execution if Italy extradited him as Tehran has demanded.Pahlavi posted the letter om his Twitter account.Khosravi,37 told Italian newspaper La Repubblica he had been let out of jail in Lecco,northern Italy,five days after police arrested him on an international warrant for alleged corruption.''These are false and ridiculous accusations to which I will not even respond''.Khosravi,who sayys he fled Iran after getting in trouble with authorities for writing about ''democracy,rights and freedom'' on ...

                 According to sources,the Nigeria football players at the 2016 Olympics have boycotted a training session in the build-up to their Olympic quarter final game against Denmark in a dispute over pay.The players refused to participate in training yesterday thursday until the Nigeria Football Federation {NFF} and Nigeria Olympic Committee {NOC} officials paid them outstanding bonuses and allowances from camping and previous games.The latest incident comes after the players were held up in Atlanta because of a problem with payment for their flight.The team arrived in Brazil just hours before their opening game against Japan.One more photo below.

                               Mr and Mrs Chukwuemeka Hector Davis Nwachukwu and Ifeoma Jane Nwachukwu are wanted by the EFCC in a case of criminal conspiracy,obtaining money under false pretence and fraud.The MD/CEO and Director of Hec-Davies Oil & Gas Limited and Hec-Davies Ventures,under the guise of being into the business of diesel supply,swindled unsuspecting investors of sums totalling about N99 million.They were arrested and released on bail,but later absconded.Dark in complexion,Chukwuemeka is 44 years old.He hails from Ajalli town,Oumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State.His wife,Jane,is in her early forties and is complexioned.She hails from Iwollo,Umuezerulu town,Ezeagu North Local Government Area of Enugu state.Their last known addresses are Plot 387,Dawaki Extension,opposite Gwarimpa Estate,Abuja: 124 College Road,Abakpa Nike,Enugu East,Enugu State;Plot 2590 Cubango Close,Maitama,...