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Boko Haram: Police deploy 2000 operatives to North East By Mod -  [ Update ] The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris kpotun has deployed additional 2000 Police Mobile Force, PMF, and Counter Terrorism Units, CTU, Personnel of the Force and the Sniffer Dog sections to the North East to fight Boko Haram insurgency, under the operation Lafiya Dole. This new deployment was said to be consistent with Section 4 of the Police Act and Regulations which specifies the general duties of the Nigeria Police Force. FPRO Jimoh Moshood in a statement said the deployment was made to support the strength of the military to defeat the dreaded insurgents. Moshood added, “Before now, the Nigeria Police Force has on ground 47 PMF Units (63 X 47 = 2961) in Borno State in addition to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in Borno State. “26 Units (63 X 26 = 1638) on ground in Yobe State in addition to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in Yobe State. ...

Osinbajo accused of causing confusion in Niger Delta By Mod - [ Update ]  PAN-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has accused the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbjo of causing confusion in the Niger Delta region. The group said Osinbajo hays created confusion with his purported abandonment of the Strategic Implementation Work Plan, SWIP, for development of the region. The group’s delegation led by His Royal Majesty, Diette Spiff and King Jaja of Opobo, stated this in an interactive session with the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Niger Delta at Abuja. In a statement made available to reporters after the interactive session, PANDEF suggested a communication gap between them and Osinbajo. PANDEF said, “In the meantime, as a distraction, the Vice President’s Office seems to have abandoned the SWIP for what it now calls the New Vision for the Niger Delta. “All the players in the region (Niger Delta Development Commission, Presidential Amne...

UEFA Approves Creation Of Third Club Competition By Mod - [ Update Channels tv ]  Photo: pexels.com UEFA confirmed on Sunday the creation of a third European club competition from the 2021/22 season designed to offer more clubs and associations the chance to play European football. After approval from UEFA’s Executive Committee in Dublin, the Europa League will be cut from its current 48-team group stage so that all three competitions feature 32 teams in eight groups of four. The seventh-placed teams in Europe’s top four leagues will qualify for the new competition, and they will be joined by a host of clubs from smaller associations. While the structure to UEFA’s landmark competition the Champions League remains untouched, Europa League winners will now progress automatically to the last 16 of the competition. Teams that finish second in their Europa League group and third-placed teams from the eight Champions League groups will playoff to...

Trump plane to collect Bush casket for days-long homage By Mod - [ Update Vanguard ] Solemn preparations were underway Sunday for America’s national farewell to George H.W. Bush, whose casket is to be flown from Texas to Washington aboard a presidential aircraft to lie in state at the start of a days-long state homage. George Bush N150m bribe rejection: Operators fault Customs The 41st president died Friday, aged 94, at his home in Texas — “a very gentle and peaceful passing,” his lifelong friend and advisor James Baker said Sunday on ABC. To commemorate the first former president to die since Gerald Ford in 2006, officials have announced a detailed, four-day schedule of celebratory services and homages, organized with military precision by the Pentagon task force charged with protecting the US capital. Its culmination will be a state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral on Wednesday, a day President Donald Trump — who had often clashed with the more...

Boko Haram Now Uses 'Sophisticated Technology' To Fight Nigerian Soldiers... Read What Army Revealed By Mod - [ Update ]  A drone The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has given an account of military losses in recent weeks to Boko Haram terrorists and at the same time made a chilling revelation  that the insurgents have gone hi-tech in fighting Nigerian soldiers. He revealed that the Boko Haram insurgents now use drones and mercenaries  to attack troops’ formations in the northeast. A statement signed by Brig. Gen. Sani Kukasheka, on behalf of Buratai and issued on Wednesday said the trend pose threats which require review of military operations against the insurgents. “Since 2015; the Nigerian Army in conjunction with sister services and other security agencies have systematically degraded the capabilities and capacity of Boko Haram terrorists and many successes were achieved. “However, in the last two to three months, we have...

Wow! All Occupants Come Out Alive As 2 Cars Fall Off A Bridge And Land In A Bush (Photos) By Mod - Update ]  One of the vehicles It was nothing short of a miracle that happened recently when all the occupants of two vehicles emerged alive when thevehicles fell off a bridge. The cars fell off the bridge and landed inside a thick bush below however all the passengers were lucky to come out alive and unhurt. Bukunmi, a photographer, was one of the occupants in one of the cars and he shared photos from the accident scene. He wrote: "Who says God doesn't answer prayer? I, and all occupants of the vehicle came out unhurt." See more photos below:

Blackberry back in Nigeria with Key2 smartphone By Mod -[ Update Vanguard ] …promises organic marketing strategy By Prince Osuagwu After several years of absence in the Nigerian market, Phone manufacturer, Blackberry, has bounced back with an android blackberry smartphone called Key2 LE. As part of strategies to reclaim its top spot in the market, the device maker announced a robust after sales support system with a one year warranty on all legitimately acquired phone at the right resellers. It also promised to make its marketing strategies organic, deriving from research and development R&D that would tilt heavily towards what the Nigerian consumers want. With all these, it hopes to capture about five to 10 percent market share within the next one year. Re-launching the blackberry brand with the Key2 smartphone in Lagos, recently, the company’s representative in Nigeria, Mr Kingsley Obaji said that Nigeria is the first place in Africa that B...