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  COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE SOUTHEAST GOVERNORS' FORUM AT THE END OF ITS SECURITY MEETING WITH SOUTHEAST CLERGY, LEADERSHIP OF TRADITIONAL RULERS, OHANEZE NDIGBO AND SOUTH EAST JOINT SECURITY COMMITTEE HELD ON SUNDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2021, AT THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LION BUILDING, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ENUGU. The Forum, at the end of its meeting, came up with the following resolutions: 1. South East Governors and Leaders re-stated the adoption of a common Joint Security outfit called EBUBEAGU with her Regional Headquarters in Enugu. EBUBEAGU will work with the Police and other security agencies in her operations to protect lives and property in South East; 2. We agreed on the structure and operational modalities of EBUBEAGU and to set up an Advisory Board for the security outfit; 3. The Hon. Attorney Generals and Commissioners for Justice of the South East States have been directed to work with the Joint Security Committee to come up with the amendment of the existing Sta...

  ...Recover gun truck and assorted weapons Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) currently conducting Operation Tura Takaibango inflicted heavy casualty on Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorists in Geidam the Headquarters of Geidam LGA of Yobe State. The terrorist attacked the strategic border town 23 April 2021 destroying three communications masts and looting some shops in the process. However, troops stationed at the town supported by the Air Component of OPLD mounted a hot pursuit and closed up with the terrorists killing 21 of them in the process. The gallant troops successfully recovered a gun truck with an anti aircraft gun mounted on it, eight AK 47 rifles with ten magazines as well as two Rocket Propelled Grenade Bombs and five chargers. Other items recovered are; over a thousand rounds of different calibres of ammunition, one Commando Mortar Tube, 3 IED blasting devices, tool boxes, communication radios and cell phones among several other items...

  Supporters of Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and those opposed to the extension of his four-year term clashed on Sunday on the streets of the capital, residents said. The president signed a law in mid-April extending his mandate for two years, stoking opposition inside Somalia and putting him on a collision course with Western and other donors opposed to the move. [nL1N2M70EX Somalia, which plunged into war and chaos in 1991, has been struggling to re-establish the authority of central government and rebuild the nation, with international help. The failure to hold elections that were due in February sparked a new crisis. "There is gunfire between pro-opposition military and government forces at Fagah Junction," Halima Osman, a resident of Fagah in Mogadishu, said after Reuters witnesses heard gunshots erupt in capital. A Reuters witness saw four military vehicles positioned in one place in the Fagah area. Somalia's lower house of parliament passed leg...

  Congratulations to Nollywood actress Chacha Eke Faani who welcomed her fourth child on Saturday.She shared all these photos on her social media few hours ago with the caption '' Beloved, Our Baby Is Here 🙏🏾💃🏻 • • •Repost from  @austinfaani I AM THE ONE THE LORD HAS TREMENDOUSLY BLESSED. The Almighty continues to increase us on every side. Thank you God for coloring our world with the arrival of our 4th Baby. Welcome home DIAMOND KANDILICHUKWU FAANI. 24th April 2021. I love you my little Queen. Your coming has blessed my soul and favoured our family greatly''.More photos below.

  Ogun State Government will set up economic team to liaise with the Indonesian investors in exploring areas of interests that will be mutually beneficial to both the state and the Pacific nation. The state governor, Dapo Abiodun, gave this hint when he hosted the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Usra Hendra Harahap, in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Abiodun noted that Indonesia has made tremendous progress in the areas of technology, infrastructure, housing, transportation and medicine, expressing the state's interest to tap in. The governor said, "Ogun has more than enough land to accommodate a lot of industries. We are desirous of building a seaport because the deepest part of water in the country is in our state. "We will be willing to collaborate with Indonesia to develop seaport, airport, housing, and other sectors. We look forward to seeing how the state and Indonesia can work together to actualise all these". He informed the Indonesian delegation th...

  Yobe state supplies computer laptops to the 233 Yobe students sponsored by Gov. Mai Mala Buni at Indian University, in India. The 233 Yobe indigenes were sponsored Gov. Mai Mala Buni administration to study Petroleum Engineering, operation theatre, renal dialysis, medicine, anesthesia ,cardiac technology, pharmacy, others at Indian Glocal University.More photos below. +2