Yemi Osinbajo Orders Buratai to Relocate to Maiduguri

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has directed Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff and Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, to relocate to Maiduguri, Borno state capital, with immediate effect.

This directive came after an emergency meeting with some service chiefs on Thursday.

The acting president said there was a need for them to be at the military command control centre in the hotbed of insurgency.

Apart from Buratai and Abubakar, those who attended the meeting were Mansur Dan-Ali, minister of defence; Gabriel Olonisakin, chief of defence staff and Ekwe Ite-Ibas, chief of naval staff.

Speaking with state house correspondents at the end of the meeting, Dan-Ali said: “We just finished a meeting with the acting president and the three service chiefs. We agreed that they should move back to the command centre again and see what are the things happening there.

“We have also agreed that we should get more surveillance devices, cameras that will be able to see distant attackers coming to the position of our troops.

“Also, the period of the raining season is a difficult moment for us. We cannot dominate the environment like what we do during the dry season but efforts are geared towards regaining our areas. All these ambushes that are happening would be stopped.”

Upon his assumption of office, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered that the military command and control centre be moved from Abuja to Maiduguri.

Boko Haram has renewed attacks since Buratai ordered his men to capture Abubakar Shekau, leader of the sect, within 40 days.

On Tuesday, the sect killed soldiers, members of the civilian joint task force and oil experts in Magmueri local government area of Borno.

Update on Search and Rescue of NNPC Staff

Yesterday Tuesday 25th July 2017, at about 3.00pm, suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed the escort and team of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) staff returning from oil exploration at Barno Yasu, Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State.

On receipt of the information, the Brigade mobilized and sent reinforcement, search and rescue party that include the Armed Forces Special Forces and guides that worked and pursued the terrorists  throughout the night.

So far, they have rescued all the NNPC staff and recovered  the corpses of the Officer, 8 soldiers and a civilian have who have been  evacuated to 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital.

The team recovered 4 vehicles one of which include a gun truck mounted with an Anti-Aircraft Gun,   2 white Hilux taken away from NNPC staff and 1 blue Hilux belonging to CJTF. They team also recovered large quantities of arms and ammunition, several spare tyres, many jerry cans of containing Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant, assorted drugs, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) making materials, reflective jackets and a Motorola handheld radio, among others. The team also neutralized many of the terrorists.

The troops are not relenting in the pursuit, search and rescue effort.

You are kindly requested to disseminate this information to the public through your medium.

Thank you for your kind cooperation.


Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman
Director Army Public Relations

Boko Haram Ambush Oil Workers in Borno

Many Killed As Boko Haram Ambushed Oil Workers, Civilian JTF In Borno State: Several oil exploration workers, a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and members of Civilian JTF have been feared killed and many missing in a renewed attack carried out Boko Haram members.

The victims were ambushed around Jibi village situated between Magumeri and Gubio Local Government Areas of Borno State on Tuesday.

Residents said the several oil workers were killed and many abducted in the attack, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon.  Vanguard quoted a source as saying that top officials sent for oil exploration in the lake chad basin, security operatives including members of civilian JTF sent for security cover were among the victims.

At the moment, the Officer in Charge of Magumeri/ Gubio Military has not spoken on the attack but sources said those injured have been rushed to undisclosed hospitals in the state.

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At least six powerful explosions occurred between 10:45 and 11:00 PM.

About four explosives were detonated simultaneously while two other powerful sounds were also heard some 15 minutes later.
Unlike the previous explosions, the current blast has a wide-range sound effect, sending its powerful sounds to many parts of the metropolis, forcing roofs to shake.
It is not clear where the blast occurred yet and efforts to get the details of the blasts were not successful as none of the official security spokespersons was available for comments.
However, a security source told the News Agency of Nigeria that soldiers had fired an artillery at a convoy of suspected Boko Haram insurgents who were trying to attack the city which caused series of explosions.
A series of blasts have hit the metropolis recently, the latest happening on Monday where 12 persons died.

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N-Power Assessment Test Timetable 2017

N-Power is currently inviting candidates to write their tests this July 2017. N-Power sends SMS a day before you are scheduled to write the test. Only those whose BVN records match their application will be invited to write the test at http://www.npower.gov.ng/

• N-Power Tax -> July 1st – 3rd 2017
• N-Power Health -> July 4th – 6th 2017
• N-Power Agro -> July 7th – 10th 2017
• N-Power Tax -> July 11th – 21st 2017

To start your npower test / assessment, visit https://apply.npower.gov.ng/test/login/index.php
Note: Applicants who register between July 1st – July 13th will write their assessment tests between July 25th – July 31st.

DATES FOR CHAN 2018 ROUND 1 QUALIFIERS CONFIRMED

The fixtures for the first and second round of the Championship for African Nations Qualifiers have been announced with Nigeria drawn alongside Niger, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Cote D’ivoire. Below are the fixtures so far!

Second Round Fixtures In Central East Zone (July 14 and 22)

South Sudan vs Uganda
Tanzania vs Rwanda
Djibouti vs Ethiopia
Burundi vs Sudan

Second Round Fixtures in Southern Zone (July 16 and 23)

Madagascar vs Mozambique
Mauritius vs Angola
Comoros vs Lesotho
Namibia vs Zimbabwe
Botswana vs South Africa
Swaziland vs Zambia

FIFA HAS SUSPENDED SUDAN

The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has suspended Sudan from participating in any of the top African club competitions. The ban takes effect immediately from today (Friday 7th July 2017) which prevents Sudan from participating in the African Champions League and the Confederation Cup.

The ban came as a result of evidences of government interference in the Sudanese Football Association (SFA). According to FIFA, the suspension and ban will be lifted once the SFA reinstates its president and its board of directors.

NIGER REPUBLIC ARMY KILL 14 CIVILIANS THOUGHT TO BE BOKO HARAM INSURGENTS

Niger’s army has killed 14 civilians who were mistaken for militants of the Islamist group Boko Haram in the remote southeast, officials say.

The victims, all unarmed farmers, were in a restricted zone in a village near the Nigerian border when they were gunned down by a patrol party

Soldiers of the Niger Army on Thursday killed 14 civilians after incorrectly identifying them for militants of the Boko Haram group, a local official said, according to Reuters.

The victims, all unarmed farmers, were in a restricted zone around Abadam village near the Nigerian border when they were gunned down by a patrol party.

Fourteen people are dead,” said Yahaya Godi, secretary general of the Diffa region of southeast Niger.
Abadam is a village located in the red zone and has been prohibited for a very long time. Any individual seen in the area is considered Boko Haram.”

It was not immediately clear why the civilians were in the restricted area.

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NAF Helicopter Crashes in Borno

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said one of its helicopters engaged in the ongoing counter insurgency war crashed in the early early hours of Thursday.

The aircraft, an Augusta 109 Light Utility Helicopter, was said to have suffered a mishap while undertaking a liaison mission targeted at further enhancing the synergy between the Nigerian Army and the NAF in the ongoing counterinsurgency operation in the North East.

Although no live was lost as the pilot successfully ditched the helicopter into a pool of water to minimize damage and loss of lives, the NAF, authorities are making efforts to recover the helicopter at the crash site.

NAF, director of public relations and information, Air Commodore Adetokunbo Adesanya, who made this known in a statement, said the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar, The Chief directed that a board of inquiry be constituted to determine the exact cause of the incidence.

Adesanya, who said members of the board are already in Maiduguri to commence work, called for the understanding and support of the public for the NAF, as it daily strives to ensure the security of Nigeria and Nigerians.

Northwest University Kano Renamed in tribute to the Late Danmasanin Kano

The Governor of Kano State His Excellency Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje OFR and the State Executive Council has approved the renaming of Northwest University Kano to Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano.

The decision was unanimously agreed on by the Executive Council during an extraordinary meeting of the council late last night to immortalize Late Danmasanin Kano Alhaji Dr Yusuf Maitama Sule due to his immense contributions to the development of Kano, Arewa and Nigeria at large.

The Council also approved the renaming of Dawaki Road where the residence of Late Danmasanin Kano is located to Yusuf Maitama Sule Road while the current Yusuf Maitama Sule link Road has been renamed Jafaru Dan Mallam Link Road.

The decision was reached after an extensive deliberation at the extraordinary council, and taking into account people's calls from within and outside Kano, for the state government to honour late Danmasanin Kano since his demise.

Governor Ganduje's administration is determined to honour sons and daughters of Kano who have sacrificed their lives to the development of the state.

Salihu Tanko Yakasai
DG Media & Communications
Government House Kano

THE UPCOMING IPHONE 8 RUMOURS

We have all been anticipating the release of the new iPhone probably in this coming September and the whole world is seeking and spreading rumours as to what features the new iPhone will bring to the table. Expectations from Apple Inc. is high this time around since this is their 10th Anniversary. It is expected that the new iPhone will shake up the industry with a revolutionary devices that will break the boundaries of smartphone technology and set new standards.

Some of these innovations that the tech world expects include an OLED display, a full body screen, a home button on the screen and a fingerprint sensor under the screen. Many mock up designs have flooded the internet like the one shown on this post trying to give people an idea on what the new iPhone will look like but at this point, they are all wishful thinking since there is no official word from apple confirming or denying any 0f them.

Realistically, the tallest order from the features mentioned above is the fingerprint scanner under the screen. This is a new technology that is still being tested and it is not as fast and accurate as the current fingerprint sensors on our devices. However, it will be interesting to see what features Apple will include in the upcoming iPhone.