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The Nigerian Army has announced that a Colonel, some junior officers and soldiers helping and working hand-in-hand with members of the Islamic terror group, Boko Haram in the North East has been apprehended. The military personnel were involved in the offensive to reclaim communities taken over by the Boko Haram terrorists in Adamawa State. Army authorities were angered by the report and ordered the arrest of the commander, the junior officers as well as the soldiers under his command. The colonel who is a Muslim was Commanding a team of three Armoured Personnel Carriers, APC’s, with the capability of firing up to a range of 1.5kilometres or more, deliberately set the APCs on fire between Gulak and Madagali, and ran into the bush with his team instead of firing at the advancing terrorists. A source that was aware of the development revealed that before the embarrassing incident occurred, the Special Forces of the Nigerian Army who commenced the putsch to rout Boko Haram

An unidentified woman who spent maybe a bit longer than she should have trying to capture the right selfie angle in front of the wrong person. The video-taker kind of loses it when the woman with the phone bends over and appears to snap a photo of her butt. We're kind of losing it that she lost it over something so silly, as we watch the video that she made of herself wasting a minute of her life watching someone take photos of herself.  More photos and Video below:

When rumours that AC Milan midfielder and Ghanaian football star, Michael Essien, has contracted the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease surfaced earlier today, the African football circle was thrown into a frenzy, with many praying that the story turns out as false.  It was not long before it became clear that it was nothing more than rumours which allegedly must have been ignited by someone out to cause mischief.  Named Юрий Алкаев, his Twitter handle is @YuryAlkaev and his bio reads: ‘former SVR agent currently living in Northern Ireland.  Owner of several Casino franchises across the British Isles and Scandinavia. Sports journalist.’ However, with the confusion caused by his tweets which quotes the spokesman of AC Milan in a report that is nowhere near the truth, one wonders what kind of journalist Alkaev is. Read the rumour tweets below; Breaking news: Ghana international and AC Milan star Michael Essien has contracted Ebola, his club has confirmed. — Юрий Алк

Akaoua Babiana, the wife of Cameroon’s deputy PM, was among the hostages released The Cameroonian authorities paid Boko Haram insurgents about $400,000 (N66 million) to secure the release of Francoise Agnes Moukouri, wife of Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali, and other hostages. A source of SaharaReporters revealed the details of the deal, saying that the terms of the settlement included the payment of an undisclosed sum of money from the Chinese government. Boko Haram subsequently released 10 Chinese construction workers who had been held hostage since their abduction in May. While Mrs. Ali had been abducted by Boko Haram in July from the town of Kolofata. In addition, the Cameroonian government agreed to release four commanders of the Islamist group who had been in Cameroonian jails. However, the most disturbing part of the deal is that Boko Haram militants reportedly demanded and received a significant supply of arms and ammunition, including a guarantee by Cameroon

According to Special Assistant to President Jonathan on News Media, Reno Omokri, he tweeted on his twitter handle some minutes ago that Nigeria will be officially free from the deadly Ebola virus on October 20th 2014. Saying that Nigeria is the first nation to achieve that. See his tweet below Mark the date October 20th on your calendar. It is the day Nigeria becomes officially #Ebola free becoming the First Nation to achieve that. — Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) October 12, 2014

Just after the Bring Back Our Girls campaign group in Abuja, held a candle light vigil to mark the 180th day of the abduction of the over 200 Chibok school girls last night, American R&B singer Alicia Keys has also lend her voice. Here is what she said during an interview on CNN. Thank you Alicia!   “Putting the spotlight on these girls is very, very important to me and I thought that it is my job to help shine the light on what is going on and show people: this is still happening and we must not forget and it is going on for six months.” “Six months and nobody is back and the girls are just there because of the need of education and they are abducted? So that is why we must say that we are not allowing this to dissipate, no, we are going to continue to say we are not standing for this, it is not okay,” she said.

Tragedy struck in Ibadan on Saturday evening when a petrol tanker fell at Molete under bridge, spilling its contents which instantly caught fire. In the resulting inferno, many people, including a mother and two of her children, were said to have lost their lives. According to Tribune , many others, who ran for cover inside their shops were also said to have been consumed by the fire, while many vehicles, motor bikes and some buildings in the area were destroyed. The driver of the tanker was said to have been trapped in the fire. Many other persons, especially commuters waiting to board cabs and buses at the Molete under bridge, also sustained varying degrees of burns. Eyewitnesses said the tanker was coming from Challenge area. Its driver, it was said, was complaining loudly about brake failure before the vehicle fell and spilled its contents. The enormity of the destruction wrought by the fire could not be determined as of the time of filing this report. But i

President Jonathan has ordered members of his cabinet interested in elective posts to resign from office. Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, confirmed this to pressman in Nasarawa over the weekend. He said that ministers who have political ambitions have been directed to resign their position by  on October 20. At least, about eight of the ministers are joggling to become governors of their states, even though some of them are afraid of leaving. Among those expected to resign their appointments are Senator Bala Muhammed (Federal Capital Territory), Chief Emeka Wogu (Labour), Mr. Nyesom Wike (State, Education), Dr. Samuel Ortom (State, Trade, Industry and Investment) and Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (State, Defence). Maku spoke at his home state, Nasarawa, on Sunday. Among the ministers, it was however learnt that Muhammed, the minister of the FCT is seriously afraid to resign following the intelligence report the gathered that he was not wanted at home, Ba

Piety and reverence is typically synonymous with modesty. But today, caution seems to have been thrown to the wind as indecent dressing, even in places of worship, has become a trend. Clergies are beginning to express fears over the spate of indecent dressing in churches, especially by ladies. This phenomenon, that was once alien to Africa, is gradually becoming a norm and is contributing to the increase in the rate of immorality and other ills plaguing the society. The ugly act has taken a dangerous dimension in the society with young ladies often found in attires that reveal their body anatomy inside out. To many, the dressing pattern is suggestive of something. More embarrassing is the fact those dresses are largely transparent. || " Our pride as women lies in hidden and protected treasure; but when a girl exposes it to the public, it reduces her worth in the sight of everyone in society and it makes the man to lose respect in her , there won’t be anything left for t

The complex saga revolving CAN President Ayo Oritsejafor’s purported involvement in the South African arms deal scandal has taken a new twist with his connection to Asari-Dokubo under scrutiny.  On Wednesday, the National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Lai Mohammed had alleged that Asari Dokubo was on board the plane belonging to Oritsejafor that illegally ferried US$9.3 million to South Africa for the purchase of weaponry.  "If these arms are meant to fight insurgency, as the government has claimed, what is Asari Dokubo’s business purchasing arms for the Nigerian military, if indeed they were for the military? Does it not occur to the Nigerian government that this man who once took arms against the state may not have jettisoned his sinister plan against the same state,” the statement read. This was followed by an old picture reappearing on social media purporting to show Oritsejafor smiling with Asari Dokubo and Mohammed Yusuf, the late

We all look like our parents but it's as if Jay Z cloned Blue Ivy. The older she gets, the more she looks like him. Such a cutie. Wonder what Jay Z' son will look like. See pics of the Carters in Paris below Photo credit: MediatakeOut/Beyonce Instagram

Suspected fake drink makers have given an insight into how they manufacture and clone most of the big brands in Nigeria. Buchi Okorie told the Sun that he was arrested by the police in Lagos, while he was reproducing and packag­ing the popular rum, Elliot,which is origi­nally produced and packaged in Europe. In the comfort of his house, Buchi is alleged to have produced thou­sands of cartons of this and other expensive drinks. On the journey so far, Buchi said that he was groomed in Onitsha, Anambra State by fake drink experts. “I used to be a very hardworking person till I had a little problem. It was so bad that I could not know how to sort myself out of the problem. It was then that I met Kenechukwu and his friends who are into importation of drinks,“They were the ones who introduced me to the business. They also taught me how to mix drinks,” Initially, accord­ing to him, they majored in changing labels of expired drinks and replacing them with new ones. They we

So, a fan blasted Davido for being high on stage and he replied him by sending a photo of his money .lol.Davido posted this himself with caption"Fuck Haters" If you recall,Wizkid came under serious fire for always responding to criticism by talking of how rich he is.. Guess Davido is following in his footsteps now

DALLAS — A Texas health care worker who was in full protective gear while providing hospital care for an Ebola patient who later died has tested positive for the virus and is in stable condition, health officials said Sunday. If the preliminary diagnosis is confirmed, it would be the first known case of the disease being contracted or transmitted in the U.S. Meanwhile, a top federal health official said the health care worker’s Ebola diagnosis shows there was a clear breach of safety protocol and all those who treated Thomas Eric Duncan are now considered to be potentially exposed. Dr. Daniel Varga, of the Texas Health Resources, said during a news conference Sunday that the worker wore a gown, gloves, mask and shield while they provided care to Duncan during his second visit to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Varga did not identify the worker and says the family of the worker has “requested total privacy.” Varga says the health care worker reported a fever Friday night

The popular Madam Tinubu Hall, MTH, was gutted by fire in the early hours of today after a student used a hot plate to cook and put it under her bed without totally putting out the heat. The fire started from the room and spread to other rooms but thankfully no student was killed. A few of them were however injured when they tried to jump from their windows to escape the fire. Students resort to using pure water to put off the fire because there was no water in the hostel.  See more photos below

According to MailOnline, it appears that isn't necessarily the case. The 26-year-old star had trouble going through airport security as she took a flight out of Miami on Thursday. She had arrived for the flight a bit too blinged out and had struggled as she had to remove articles of jewelry and clothing piece-by-piece until the metal detector stopped beeping. As she was forced to take off more and more of her belongings, the singer seemed to become increasingly upset until she finally tossed one of her black leather boots to the ground. Photos: MailOnline.