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                 Senate President Bukola Saraki took to his social media to post this picture above with the caption ''Today,as we mark the armed forces/remembrance day we remember our heroes past,all men and women of the Nigerian Armed Forces who laid down their lives during the first and second world war,the Civil War,the various internal disturbances,we should all unite to appreciate our military and pray for safety as well as victory for the men still at the battle fronts.

                    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC on January 13,2017 graduated 331 detective cadets trained alongside 1498 officers of the Nigerian Air Force at the Ground Training School,Nigerian Air Force Base,Kaduna.The colorful passing out parade climaxed 6 months of rigorous training to equip the officers in becoming anti-graft warriors instilled with discipline and integrity.Speaking at the occasion,the Chief of Air Staff,Air Marshall S.B.Abubkar,who doubles as the Reviewing Officer,congratulated the operatives of the EFCC for their gallantry and brilliance.''I want to congratulate the operatives,I am sure you will find the training useful in your career'' he said.Abubakar,while listing the qualities exhibited by the new operatives of the EFCC said ,''I have been briefed that you demonstrated commitment,hard work and courage during training.These attributes are essential in your career progression''.More photos below.

                 According to sources,flip flops depicting Mahatma Gandhi have been removed from sale on Amazon after they caused anger in India.The uproar comes days after the online retailer apologised for selling doormats featuring the Indian flag.Gandhi,who campaigned for independence from Britain,is widely revered and known as the Father of their Nation.The Indian embassy in Washington had been told to tell Amazon US to respect Indian feelings,a foreign ministry spokesman was quoted as saying ''As a follow up to the matter regarding the sale of doormats with Indian flag on Amazon,our Ambassador in Washington has been instructed to convey to Amazon that while providing a platform for third party vendors,they should respect Indian sensitivities and sentiments,'' Vikas Swarup said.Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj took to Twitter to demand that Amazon ''apologise unconditionally'' or its officials would not be given visas.Amazon India vice-president Amit

                         Yesterday saturday Dolapo Makanjuola was crowned the ''Queen of the Virgins'' at the 2017 Miss Virginity beauty pageant held inside the headquarters of Surulere LGA of Lagos.She emerged winner out of 35 contestants.Anexcited Makanjuola said she intends being a virgin until she's ripe for marriage.No gynaecological test was conducted to ascertain their virginity,each of them only answered questions mostly on current affairs.Adunni Adediran,the organiser,said the contest  was an avenue to propagate the importance to women keeping their virginity till their wedding night.She said she was ''called to order'' by the Lagos State Ministry of Education,forcing her to stop the practice of bringing a gynaecologist to confirm the virginity of prospective contestants.''We used to have a gynecologist who examines the girls before the event,but the ministry of education invited me and told me they disliked the attitude of a man loo

                     Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today sunday stressed the need for the continuous remembrance of fallen heroes who laid their kives for the unity of the country,saying that the country must remain united to celebrate and honour them.Speaking after performing the laying of wreath and release of pigeons in commemoration of the 2017 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration held at Remembrance Arcade,Tafawa Balewa Square {TBS} in Lagos,Gvernor Ambode said the import of the celebration could not be over emphasized as it signified the great sacrifice put in by the fallen heroes to ensure the unity of the country.He said: ''For every January 15,we come together to remember our past heroes and the whole essence of being Nigerians is for us to live as a united country and some people have laid their lives for us to be here today.It is important that we must continue to celebrate them and remind ourselves that the unity of Nigeria has no substitute and that

                       As part of the clearance operations of remnants and fleeing Boko Haram terroristss in the north east,troops have continuously been carrying out raids,patrols and codon operations.It is in that regards that troops of 112 Task Force Battalion,22 Brigade,Nigeria Ary on Operation LAFIYA DOLE,conducted joint operations with vigilantes and civilian JTF in suspected Boko Haram terrorists hide outs in their area of responsibility .Within the last two days,they  have carried out quite a number of patrols and clearance operations in various villages and towns in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State.On thursday 13th January 2017,with the assistance of some local vigilantes and civilian JTF,the troops carried out fighting patrols and clearance operations in Awada and Sinbaya villages.During the operations,the troops met stiff resistance towards Sinbaya from suspected Boko Haram terrorists in which they neutralized 8 terrorists.They also carried out similar clearance op