MALIAN ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM KEY TESSALIT MILITARY CAMP. (PHOTO).

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 Malian army withdraws from key Tessalit military camp: sources Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies have surrendered Camp Tessalit, a strategic military post in the north, multiple sources told the AFP news agency on Friday. An official from the Tuareg-led separatist group claimed soldiers and mercenaries at the camp had "surrendered", following a fierce fight over the weekend. Simultaneous attacks in Mali by militants linked to Al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels on April 25 showed how fighters ​from different groups with different goals were able to strike at the heart of the West African country's military government. Gunfire and explosions were reported in the capital Bamako and around a large military base outside the capital, as well as Gao and central areas, as gunfire continuing in the northern city of Kidal. Defence minister Sadio Camara was killed at his residence in Kati, a garrison town near the capital, Bamako, following the fierce weekend fighting...

BENUE ARTISTE EMBARKS ON ENDURANCE TREK TO ABUJA IN HONOUR OF SGF AKUME. (PHOTO).



Benue Artiste Embarks On Endurance Trek To Abuja In Honour Of SGF Akume 

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A popular local artiste in Benue State, Anongu Data, has embarked on endurance trek to Abuja in honour of kinsman and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF), Senator George Akume, a former two-term Governor of the State. 


Mr Data who took off on Wednesday from an unnamed location in Benue revealed that Senator Akume sponsored him abroad when he was the Governor of the State between 1999 to 2007. 


He described the former Governor as naturally humble, loving and caring whose achievements remain unmatched. 


Speaking at his take-off point, Data, said the endurance trek was to honor Senator Akume, whom the Lord has honoured in fulfillment to his prayer in 2007 prior to his sponsored trip abroad. 


He shared a video clip of his journey on Saturday, entering Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State.

 

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