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The United States' government has expressed its readiness to help train Nigeria's youth in addition to assisting it in its efforts to combat terrorism. During the commencement ceremony of new military cadets into the Nigerian army at the military top institute at West Point, New York, today, President Barack Obama said, "not just will we help Nigeria in fighting Boko Haram but also, we will help in training its youth."  The latest situation follows reports of what led to the blossoming rise of Boko Haram in the northern parts of Nigeria. The youth in that region are renowned for being mostly illiterate and poor. Such misfortune makes them vulnerable to initiation and indoctrination into Boko Haram, a Muslim militant group, with its attempt at assuaging their thirst for a better life with instilling in them a desire to right the wrongs of the society and assurance of heavenly bliss if they die in their quest to do so. The Nigerian government has   consistently...

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria had a direct link of communication with Boko Haram, the dreaded terrorist group, judging by the release of a secret video tape urging him to swap Boko Haram prisoners for the abducted girls ta.ken from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno state.  The video was allegedly handed to Jonathan's office by an intermediary who reportedly started a dialogue with the group two weeks ago. The go-between, a Nigerian journalist, got the video as a means of proving earlier claims that the president has genuine communication access to Boko Haram's leaders. Boko Haram had boasted in the past of having such communication links to Aso Rock. this claim had been vigorously denied by presidency officials. Meanwhile, the proposed prisoner swap was abandoned after Western governments pressurised Jonathan not to negotiate the deal. Had the deal gone through, it would have led to the release of 50 of the kidnapped girls released for an equ...

"Of Good. Report", a South African Movie, won five awards to emerge as the biggest winner at the 2014 edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards, (AMAA) concluded, May 24, in Yenagoa,Bayelsa state. The movie won Africa's most prestigious movie awards for Achievement in Screenplay, Best Young/Promising Actor for Petronella Tshuma, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Mothusi Mangano and. and Award for Best Director for X.T. Qubeka. The movie also went away with 2014 AMAA Awards for Best film, the biggest prize of the Academy. The film dwells on a high school teacher's obsession with his teenage student which eventually culminated In a gruesome murder. The movie, shot in black and white in classic noir genre was banned in South Africa for its graphic violent and sexual motifs. Despite the ban, the film has made impressive showings at movie festivals across the world. With the sweep of five awards, it is also clear that AMAA thinks so too.

It's been a long time coming. Wiz Khalifa, the American rap artiste, was recently arrested for drug possession in El Paso, Texas, United States. Undaunted, he tweeted from jail, "do it yourself. A short time later, he again tweeted, "start small." Khalifa has been a long-time and unapologetic to user of marijuana. but, this marks the first time he will be arrested for being in possession of marijuana. He remains in jail as at the time of filing this report.

Following the meeting held recently in France among concerned Western stakeholders and Nigeria's neighbours with the country itself in attendance, the United States has revealed its readiness to help Nigeria get out of its present security challenges. Already, it has commenced training of Nigerian military on rescue operations that will lead to the recovery of the abducted Chibok girls. Wendy Sherman,Under Secretary for Political Affairs,  said, “if there were to be a rescue operation, there may be other ways to bring them home, but if it were to be a rescue operation, that’s a very specific skill set and not every army in the world has that skill set,” adding, “I know that there are some training that has been gone on with units of the military in Nigeria to build those skills, in other words special forces skills.  Whether they’d be able to attempt a rescue, I think it would just depend on the circumstances.” All the countries that were at the meeting including Ben...