NORTH KOREA FIRED SEVERAL BALLISTIC MISSILES INTO THE SEA. (PHOTO).

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 North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea Monday, South Korea’s military said, hours after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their large annual combined drills, which the North views as an invasion rehearsal.  South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile firings, North Korea’s fifth missile launch event this year, were detected from the North’s Hwanghae province but gave no further details such as how far they flew.  Earlier Monday, the South Korean and U.S. militaries began their annual joint military exercises, which are scheduled to last 11 days. The Freedom Shield command post exercise began after the South Korean and U.S. militaries paused live-fire training while Seoul investigates how two of its fighter jets mistakenly bombed a civilian area during a warm-up drill last week.  The drills' start drew the condemnation of nuclear-armed North Korea, which issued a government statement calling the exercises a “dangerous provocative act...

LEGENDARY NIGERIAN ACTOR JIMI SOLANKE DIES AT 81.(PHOTO).


 Legendary Nigerian actor Jimi Solanke dies at 81


The veteran actor, and folk singer, died on Monday, February 5.


He was 81.


The Nation learnt that Chief Solanke died while being rushed to Babcock University Teaching Hospital.


He was said to have been in and out of hospital from December until he died on Monday morning.


Hon Dickson Awolaja representing Remo North State Constituency at the state Assembly confirmed his death on Monday afternoon.


Hon Awolaja said: “I got wind of the demise of Pa Jimi Solanke not long ago.


“His death is no doubt another big loss to us in Remo North and Ogun State as a whole given his worthy contributions to the development of our dear nation.


“May his soul rest in peace.”

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