Balmo forest raid: Troops recover weapons from underground armouries

The Defence Headquarters yesterday said that the ‘’mopping up operations in Balmo forest,’’ overrun by troops leading to the dislodgemnt of Boko Haram insurgents earlier had led to ‘’more discoveries of arms stockpiled in underground cells in the forest.’’weapons
This was contained in a statement entitled, ‘’Balmo Forest Operation: Troops unearth more weapons from underground armouries,’’ signed by the Director of Defence Information, DDI, Maj-Genl Chris Olukolade.

Olukolade said, ‘’Troops who have been excavating various sites in the forest in search of hidden weapons, have so far recovered over 10 rifles along with parts and accessories as well as more than 80 General Purpose Machine Guns, GPMG, tubes of Rocket Propelled Grenades, RPGs, and launchers, cables and wires (for making of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs) and thousands of rounds of assorted ammunition.

What inflated Fayose’s ego ’ll soon blow open–Jide Awe

Jide Awe, Chairman, All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, in this interview with FISAYO FALODI and KAMORUDEEN OGUNDELE, says the governorship election won by Ayo Fayose in Ekiti State was far from free and fair

After the June 21 election, there was insinuation that Governor Kayode Fayemi lost the election because he was far from the grass roots. Do you agree?

Official: Arsenal sign Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona

The former Udinese playmaker will join up with his new team-mates in late July following a post-World Cup holiday, with his debut set for the Emirates Trophy in early August

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona in what Goal understands is a €40 million [£32m] deal.

Greed is Affecting Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN)….Mr.Ibu Cries Out

Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor better known as Mr. Ibu, has expressed his sadness over the poor state of the make-believe world as he describes it as being painful due to the slow growth in the industry.

According to him, as big as the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) is, they cannot even boast of a film village all because of greed and as such, this gives one headache, considering the standard of other countries.

Forest Invasion: Military Quizzes Prominent Politicians; Security Alleges Franchise Campaigns Against Operations

Some prominent politicians are presently being interrogated following discovery of their identity cards in terrorists’ camps destroyed inside the Balmo Forest in Bauchi State last week.

Coordinator of the National Information Centre (NIC) Mr. Mike Omeri told reports in Abuja on Wednesday during the regular briefing by members of the Centre on efforts to fight terror in the country and find the over 200 Chibok secondary school girls abducted since April 14this year.

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Army court-martials 18 soldiers over alleged plot to kill General

The soldiers face a six-count charge to commit murder and mutiny.

The Nigerian Army has court–martialled 18 soldiers involved in an alleged mutiny in May, in which revolting troops opened fire at a car carrying the commanding general of the army’s 7 Division in Maiduguri, Borno State.

Confab: Protest, as c’ttee raises derivation to 18%

ABUJA—THERE were protests on the floor of the National Conference, yesterday, as the Elders’ Committee raised the 13 per cent derivation to 18 per cent.

In their harmonized position, the committee, which has elder statesmen as members also recommended five per cent of federal revenue for exploration and development of all mineral resources, as against the present 4.5 per cent and that 50% of money allocated to each state on derivation must go directly to the communities from which the mineral resources are extracted.