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The Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, has confirmed that the troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 200 girls and 93 women during a raid on Sambisa Forest in Borno State. However, Olukolade could not however confirm whether the rescued girls were the Chibok girls, who were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State in April last year or not. The Defence spokesman told our correspondent on the telephone that the tweets on the twitter handle of the Nigeria military supplied the true information about the military operation in Sambisa. The Defence authorities had stated in three tweets that the soldiers rescued the girls and the women during an invasion of the Boko Haram stronghold. It was further stated that the freed girls and women were being screened and profiled. The Defence authorities stated specifically that the military had not been able to confirm whether the girls were part of the Chibok girls, who were abducted by Boko Ha...

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and her French counterpart, Fracois Hollande, have extended invitations to President-Elect, Mohammadu Buhari, to visit their countries. Merkel currently heads the G7 economic block of industrialised countries, comprising Germany, Canada, France, Japan, United States of America, Britain and Italy. The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Zenner; his Canadian and French counterparts, Perry John Calderwood and Denys Gauer respectively, paid separate courtesy calls and held closed-door meetings with Buhari at the Defence House, Abuja, on Tuesday. Zenner, who spoke to journalists after his meeting with Buhari, said his visit was to congratulate the President-elect and Nigerians on the successful conduct of the last general elections. He explained that he was also here to extend the invitation of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, to Buhari, requesting him to visit Germany. Zener said, “I am here to congratulate the President-elect, Gen. Buhari, on ...

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has denied apologising to the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Chief Bode George. George had said, during an interview with Sunday PUNCH, that Tinubu was responsible for his imprisonment but had apologised to him at the burial of the Deputy President-General of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Abdul-Azeez Arisekola Alao, last year. George had said, “Bola thought I hated him so much and convolutedly conspired to use a judge to put me in prison. We later met at the Adamasingba Stadium, Ibadan, at the burial of my good friend, Alao Arisekola. The Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, who is a younger brother of mine, sprang up and said, ‘Why are you and Tinubu not greeting each other?’ and I said ‘Bola is on a different planet from mine’. “Oba Otudeko was also there and he said, ‘Today at the burial of our mutual friend, Arisekola, we should end our hostility’ and I tol...

A day after the expiration of the three-day deadline given by Major Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, to stop lifting petroleum products due to debts owed them by the Federal Government, fuel scarcity has hit Lagos and environs. The crisis worsened as motorists spent an average of 12 hours at petrol stations in their quest to purchase the commodity. Also, majority of the fuel stations had altered their pump price, selling between N100 and N130 per litre. The prolonged scarcity had also brought in its wake, a hike in transport fares, prices of commodities and services both in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. In Oshodi, Ojuelegba and Ojota areas of Lagos, commuters were seen stranded, as there were few vehicles plying the roads. Fuel Scarcity— Motorists queuing for fuel in Abuja, yesterday Fuel Scarcity— Motorists queuing for fuel in Abuja. In Abuja, large crowd of pedestrians were seen at almost all the bus stops, as one of the cab drivers told Vanguard that c...

The small US state of Maryland has one of the largest concentration of Nigerians. It is no surprise some readers want Mega Mode Media to report the Baltimore riots, the latest protest which turned violent. Lately, the state has been under tremendous tension following the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray at the hands of the police. Police officers in riot gear clashed with rock-throwing youths Monday Baltimore, hours after a funeral for Gray, the black man who has become the nation’s latest symbol of police brutality. Reporters for The New York Times are covering the spreading violence that broke out Monday in the Mondawmin neighborhood,where friends, neighbors, activists and government officials had gathered to eulogize Gray. Mega Mode Media monitoring of the situation notices that events in Maryland is fast degenerating; some police officers were attacked, the state's governor and mayor have declared a state of emergency and have also activated the National Guard specially ...

The Governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has warned the All Progressives Congress against marginalising the people of the South-South and the South-East as this could lead to crisis. Uduaghan said this during a programme on Channels Television on Sunday. The governor said the reports of the zoning of key offices by the leadership of the APC showed that the party might sideline the people of the South-East and the South-South because the people of the said geopolitical zones did not vote for the APC. He, therefore, warned the party to run a government that would foster national integration. He said, “Governor Rochas Okorocha said the APC is in the mainstream of the South-East but that is not true. If you monitor their meetings and the zoning (of key offices), they (APC) seem to be leaving out the South-East and the South-South because the zones did not vote for them. “That is very dangerous because every segment of Nigeria must be carried along. This is because the thing tha...

Former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, and ex-Minister of Mine, Power and Steel, Professor Tam David-West, in this interview with LEKE BAIYEWU, speaks on the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration and what he knows about the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) What is your general assessment of the 2015 general elections? Most Nigerians are satisfied that there was no violence. However, unlike some Nigerians, I am not overflowing in approval. They have put the cart before the horse. It was not a totally free and fair election. We are talking of the totality of the election. There were places in my area (Rivers State) where from Friday (election eve), there was shooting and nobody voted there. And yet they have declared results. That was a personal experience. There is no question that the Independent National Electoral Commission has improved greatly on its performance and I commend it. But I cannot be overflowing in commendation as if nothing bad has h...

As Bruce Jenner‘s much-anticipated interview with Diane Sawyer premiered Friday with the famous Olympian revealing he "is a woman," GLAAD released a statement supporting the former Olympian. “Today, millions of people learned that someone they know is transgender,” said GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “By sharing this story, Bruce Jenner has shined a light on what it means to be transgender and live authentically in the face of unimaginable public scrutiny. Though Jenner’s journey is one that is deeply personal, it is also one that will impact and inspire countless people around the world.” After months of remaining silent about his life-changing decision, the famed decathlete spoke publicly for the first time about transitioning from male to female in the interview on ABC’s 20/20. “I would say I’ve always been very confused with my gender identity since I was this big,” said an emotional Jenner, 65. “I tried to explain it, because I’ve had all my kids sitti...

Cabo came in like a wrecking ball. As suspected, Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger have called it quits for good on their five month long relationship, sources confirm to Us Weekly. The news comes after the pair attempted to reconcile following Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son’s wild spring break in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. “The Mexico scandal did serious damage,” one source tells Us; as previously reported, Schwarzenegger was caught getting way too close with a bikini-clad pal during spring break last month. Cyrus, who was previously engaged to Liam Hemsworth, gave the 21-year-old USC student a second chance after he begged for forgiveness, but he ultimately wasn’t who “she thought he was,” another source “At first, she was into him because she thought he was a nice guy,” the insider explains of the “Wrecking Ball” singer, who first stepped out with the Kennedy heir this past November. But after Schwarzenegger was caught doing body shots off another girl, their relationship took ...

Kimye might consider themselves royalty, but even “Regal” Cinemas is not enough for them. A source tells Us Weekly that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have installed a $35,000 Prima Cinema system into their $20 million Hidden Hills, Calif. The home theater system “lets them watch a movie the same day it’s released in theaters,” the insider notes. But this movie ticket costs more than most people spend on utilities each. To download one film for 24 hours, the parents of little North West will shell out $500 each time. And it turns out they aren’t the only Hollywood power couple willing to pay the big bucks for the at-home cinema experience. Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher and Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi all boast the high-tech gadget in their pads. Considering Kimye’s massive home already has two pools and its own vineyard, what’s a pricy movie theater Read more: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-35000-home-theater-500-movies-2015224#ix...

The All Progressives Congress on Wednesday formally shut its doors against members of the Peoples Democratic Party wishing to join its ranks. The party also enjoined members and leaders of the ruling party to stay put where they are and rebuild their party to play its new found role as the main opposition party. It admonished the PDP to come to terms with the cold, hard reality that its fortunes have since plummeted and that it is now in opposition. The APC made its position public in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in Abuja. According to the APC, the leadership of the PDP is not even waiting to be approached before fleeing to the APC. Mohammed said, “PDP leaders and members are falling over themselves shamelessly and swearing undying allegiance to the APC. “Well, in case they did not get the message of the President-elect and our National Chairman, we want to repeat it in very blunt terms: PDP leaders and members, you are not welcome ...

Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Islamist group Boko Haram's last known stronghold, the Sambisa forest, on Wednesday, in an effort to finally defeat their six-year-old insurgency, two military sources said. Armies from Nigeria and neighbors Chad, Niger and Cameroon have in the past two months launched a concerted push to try to crush the insurgents, who have killed thousands and kidnapped hundreds in their battle to establish an Islamic state. The Sambisa forest in northeast Nigeria is about 100 km (60 miles) from the village of Chibok from where Boko Haram abducted more than 200 secondary school girls a year ago. Intelligence officials had believed that this was where they were being held, although U.S. reconnaissance drones failed to find them. A spokesman for the military was not immediately available for comment. An official in the Chadian army said allied Chadian and Cameroonian troops were ready to attack Sambisa, which lies on the Cameroon border, from the oth...

Nigeria has complained to South Africa about a wave of attacks targeting foreigners and called on Pretoria to punish the culprits and compensate the victims, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Junior foreign minister Musiliu Obanikoro summoned South Africa’s High Commissioner Lulu Mnguni" to the Federal Executive Council Meeting at the State House Abuja on Wednesday April 22 register Nigeria’s protest over the ongoing xenophobic attacks against fellow Africans in South Africa”. “In the meeting, ambassador Obanikoro condemned the attacks on foreigners in South Africa, expressing concern on the fate of Nigerians and indeed of other nationals who are migrants in the country,” said a statement from his office. South Africa needed to take “concrete steps to quell the unrest and bring the culprits involved to book” to act as a deterrent and prevent further violence, the statement added. “He also called on the South African authorities to compensate the victims of these attack...

The TIME 100 gala started on a somewhat awkward note for Kanye West and Kim Kardashian on Tuesday night. While the couple were walking on the red carpet outside of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, they fell victim to a prank when fellow honoree Amy Schumer purposely fell at their feet. Kardashian smirked but West walked right by, seemingly not amused. Once inside Lincoln Center, though, Yeezy ripped through his hit records as part of an action-packed 20-minute set. Ye performed everything from his recent singles "All Day" and "Only One" to "Black Skinhead," "New Slaves," "Blood on the Leaves" and "Runaway" before blessing the crowd with classics such as "Good Life," "Gold Digger" and "Touch the Sky." Several shirtless men covered in white chalk stood behind West as he performed. "Craziest performance ever tonight at the Time 100 Gala," Kardashian wrote in a caption accompani...

INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, said on Tuesday that a presidential run-off would have led to a crisis in the country. Jega, in his first public comment on the March 28 and April elections, predicated his assertion on what he called many lacunas in the amended Electoral Act. He suggested during a   dialogue session with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room in Abuja, an amendment to the electoral law since it provides for only seven days after the first election to hold a run-off. He   said the   incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari should not wait till 2019 general elections before reviewing the Electoral Act. Jega disclosed that he was happy when the March 28 presidential poll produced a clear winner. He said there was no way that INEC could have successfully conducted a run-off election within seven days as provided for in both ...

Mallam Nasir el-Rufai | credits: File copy Markus Ishaya, a campaign coordinator to the Kaduna State Governor-elect, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, was on Tuesday killed by unknown gunmen. Ishaya was said to have been trailed by the gunmen to his house in the Atuku Kasa area of Jema’am Local Governor Area of the state. He was a local campaign coordinator of the governor-elect at the Atuku Ward. According to the spokesman for the All Progressives Congress Kaduna Campaign Council, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, the coordinator was shot severally by the yet-to-be identified gunmen. A statement by Aruwan said the APC in the state was notified of the death by the deceased’s family. The statement said the killing of Ishaya had brought to 10 the number of members of the APC that had been killed in the state before, during and after the elections. A family source said the men, two in numbers, who were heavily armed, stormed the residence of the APC chieftain and shot him severally, adding that...

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday sacked the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba. Abba, who became IG less than nine months ago, was replaced by a Deputy Inspector-General of Police,   Solomon Arase, in acting capacity A statement by Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,   Reuben Abati, gave no   reason for the sack of Abba. The statement read, “President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has relieved the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, of his appointment and duties with immediate effect. ADVERTISEMENT “President Jonathan has also appointed a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, as Acting Inspector-General of Police, also with immediate effect. “Until his appointment as Abba’s replacement,   Arase was the Head of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department. “Mr. Arase holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Law as well as Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Politi...

Adesina The president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has asked the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to support one of President Goodluck Jonathan’s right-hand men, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, to emerge the next president of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Dr Adesina is the current minister of agriculture and rural development. To this end, Buhari has communicated his support for Adesina’s candidacy to the Ghanaian president, John Dramani Mahama, who is the current chairman of the sub-regional group, ECOWAS. In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by the spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Malam Garba Shehu, the president-elect was quoted as saying that he was endorsing Adesina’s candidacy for the AfDB top job not just because the minister was a Nigerian but because he has a record of excellent performance over time. “Dr Adesina has a proven track record in a career that predates his position as Nigeria...

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has rejected the praises showered on him by Ogun-East senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu. Kashamu, who is the Chairman of the Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West, had last week, described Tinubu as his role model and the architect of modern Nigeria. However, Tinubu, in a statement by his media adviser, Mr. Sunday Dare, described Kashamu as a pretender. The former governor of Lagos State said there was no basis for comparison between himself and Kashamu, adding that he felt insulted by the open letter addressed to him by Kashamu. He said, “The days of false adulation are gone in Nigerian politics. Fake praise singers like Kashamu will find that their particular craft is no longer in vogue. During this election cycle, their practice has dramatically turned from the way things are to how things used to be. “Politicians will no lo...

A new woman! Bruce Jenner steps outside his Malibu home for a smoke while donning a striped dress.   Bruce Jenner: Hair appears coiffed , and decked out in stylish stripe Who’s that lady? Bruce Jenner, the thrice-married father of six who’s set to reveal he’s transitioning to a woman, was spotted wearing a floor-length striped dress Tuesday outside his Malibu homes. Jenner, 65, was photographed sporting the long-sleeved black-and-white dress, with a slit from the knee to the hem, while stretching and smoking a cigarette on the mansion’s patio. I look good! (s)he thinks as he puffs and admire himself  in the patio mirror A new woman! Bruce Jenner steps outside his Malibu home for a smoke while donning a striped dress. dr-fk/x17online.com/DR-fk/x17online.com  A new woman! Bruce Jenner steps outside his Malibu home for a smoke while donning a striped dress. Stretching Bruce Jenner wears a maxi dress while smoking a cigarette. dr-fk/x17online.com...

A 16-year-old, Azeez Ganiyu, who allegedly defiled a two-year-old girl, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Apapa Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Ganiyu, who resides at Ijora Badia area of Lagos, is standing trial for child rape. The Prosecutor, Soji Ojaokomo, told the court that the accused committed the offence on April 16 at the same address. Ojaokomo said the accused called the girl and lured her into a lonely place while her mother went to get food for her. Ojaokomo said, “Ganiyu took the girl to an uncompleted building beside the house and defiled her. “Her mother started looking for her child on her return and she asked her neighbor, who said she left the girl to play outside with other children. “The mother said while she was searching for her child, she heard her screaming from an uncompleted building beside the house. “When she got there, she saw Ganiyu satisfying his carnal desires with the child.” He said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal...

It really was in sickness and in health when this Chinese couple made their wedding vows 55 years ago. Devoted wife Wei Guiyi, 76, has guided her blind hubby Huang Funeng, 80, around with a bamboo pole in their small village in southern China for 30 years since he lost his sight to a degenerative eye condition. Despite her own hunchback condition caused by osteoporosis, the pensioner never complains about their plights and says she looks forward to every new day, the People's Daily Online reports. Guiding hand: Wei Guiyi, 76, guides her blind hubby Huang Funeng, 80,  every day using bamboo sticks Guiding hand: Wei Guiyi, 76, guides her blind hubby Huang Funeng, 80,  every day using bamboo sticks  Now the story and images of the couple making their way around Donglan County in Guangxi province have been branded 'pictures of true love' as they have been picked up on social media. Guiyi became the eyes for both of them when Huang was infected with a degenerative eye d...