Suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed 15 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on a military base in Borno State, security sources said Saturday.

The terrorists rode into Magumeri Local Government Area and sacked a brigade there at about 6:00 p.m. on Friday, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

A captain, a lieutenant and 13 soldiers lost their lives following intense firefight with the terrorists, sources said.

PREMIUM TIMES has withheld the identity of the officers to allow Nigerian Army enough time to notify their loved ones.

Nineteen soldiers were wounded in the attack. They were evacuated to the military hospital in Maiduguri for treatment.



About 24 soldiers who survived the attack, which was first reported by Agence France Presse on Friday, left the base to a safer military facility, sources said.

Heavy military equipment, including anti-aircraft machine guns and Toyota Hilux vehicles, were reportedly stolen by the insurgents during the attack.

It was not immediately clear the level of casualties against the terrorists. The Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) had already claimed credits for the attack via its propaganda channels.

The army has not issued a statement about the attack. A spokesperson did not immediately return requests for comments on Friday night.

The attack came as the military was managing the aftermath of a similar overrun of a base in Borno on April 26. At least five soldiers were killed on that day while the dozens feared missing were yet to be found. Read more

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/328426-15-soldiers-killed-19-wounded-as-boko-haram-attacks-another-nigerian-military-base.html

The Anambra state police command have arrested Ogochukwu Onourah 'f' aged 27 years of Ilongodo, Ogidi in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State, for luring her male friend on facebook, Emerole Ikechukwu, from Imo state to Ogidi and arranged for him to be robbed.

According to a statement from the police, Ikechukwu from Irete village Owerri, had reported at the Ogidi Police Station that a female facebook friend lured him from Imo State to Ogidi and that upon arrival at about 1:15pm, the supposed friend directed a bike man who picked him and took him to the bush where was robbed at gunpoint of his money cash sum of Seven thousand Naira (#7000), his ATM card where another sum of Ten thousand Naira (#10:000) was withdrawn and other valuables.

Following the report, Police detectives attached to Ogidi Division traced and arrested one Abuchi Mba aged 23 years of Ikenga Ogidi and recovered Ikechukwu's bag containing his clothes from him.
Discreet investigation also led to the arrest of the Ogochukwu.
The police say the suspects will be charged to court soon. cts have confessed and effort is ongoing to apprehend other fleeing accomplices in order to bring them to Justice.

https://socialnoted..com/2019/05/photo-police-arrest-lady-who-lured-man.html

The essence of killing someone without a second thought still baffles me.

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Where is your park or garage?

PAPILO, you keep making us proud.

The wife of an Islamic cleric in Ibafo, Ogun State , Mrs Aina Larubawa , has raised the alarm over the health conditions of their kids who are inhaling the smoke of Indian hemp allegedly puffed by the cleric, Isau Larubawa .
The mother of five children lamented that she had been spending money to treat two of the children – Ajoke, 10 and seven- year- old Fatimoh – who are battling eye problem reportedly caused by the smoke.
She stated that all her efforts to prevail on her husband, who is in his 70s , to stop the habit of smoke far away from the house had proved abortive.
The family lives in a two bedroomed apartment .
Aina , who sells clothes , told City Round that Alfa asked her to bear with the situation or relocate elsewhere with the children.
The native of Oyo State said apart from the negative effects of the smoking, she had endured tough moments ranging from physical assault to lack of care for their children.
She recalled , “ I have been in these problems seven months after we got married 24 years ago. I caught him smoking when my first pregnancy was five months. We were living at a boys ’ quarter in Mowe then. I wouldn’ t have married him if I knew he is a smoker. He said he intentionally hid it from me and that I could do my worse .
“ I tried to abort the pregnancy to no avail. He beat me while I was pregnant . I didn ’ t want to divorce him because this is my second marriage . I remarried after my former husband, for whom I have a child , died . I don ’t want people to be insulting me of moving from one matrimonial home to another. It was my sister who persuaded me to marry Alfa Larubawa because her husband and Alfa are childhood friends . Read more....

https://punchng.com/woman-accuses-alfa-husband-of-destroying-childrens-health-with-indian-hemp/

WHY NOT ABDICATE?.



Instead of shipping him to where he might cause more harm due to his incompetence.

The only sacrifice i think most politicians are very used to is


"MONEY"(VOTE BUYING)

In a quantum of evil, there is always an atom of goodness.



If you think your upbringing is faulty, you have every reason to re-bring yourself up and make good name.





"NIGERIA" is not finished.

WHY NOT ABDICATE?.


Instead of shipping him to where he might cause more harm due to his incompetence.

Perhaps you are ovulating.

You better speak out regarding the origin of your STD, before it cause you serious health hazard, e,g infertility.

Irony of life.


If true he called out Tiwa and Chidima for the wrong reason, now, Tiwa is hired while he is fired.

I won't be surprised if with time, CHINA becomes the world power.

Irony of life.

If true he called out Tiwa and Chidima for the wrong reason, now, Tiwa is hired while he is fired.

Sudan’s Bashir to face questioning over ‘financing terror’


Sudan’s prosecutor general on Thursday ordered the questioning of deposed president Omar al-Bashir over money-laundering and “financing terrorism”, as protesters staged a vast rally in Khartoum to demand a civilian government.

A source in the prosecutor general’s office confirmed reports on state media that acting public prosecutor general Al-Waleed Sayyed Ahmed had ordered Bashir’s questioning under “anti-money laundering and financing terrorism laws”.

Three weeks after Bashir was ousted by the military, vast crowds of demonstrators thronged the area around Sudan’s army headquarters in Khartoum Thursday for a “million-strong” march demanding a civilian administration.

https://t.guardian.ng/news/sudans-bashir-to-face-questioning-over-financing-terror/

About 800,000 people are being evacuated from low-lying areas of India's east coast, as a cyclone is expected to make landfall within 24 hours.
Boats, buses and trains are being used to move residents in 14 districts to cyclone shelters, safer schools and college buildings.
Tourists have also been urged to leave coastal towns in West Bengal and Odisha, where heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast along the south coast on Thursday.
Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani is currently a category three storm, and wind speeds gusting up to 125mph are forecast by Friday.
Odisha's special relief commissioner, Bishnupada Sethi, said: "We are maximising efforts at all levels for evacuation for the time being."
Cyclone Titli left a trail of destruction in Andhra Pradesh in 2018
India's cyclone season generally lasts from April to December, with severe storms often leading to the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, widespread deaths and damage to crops and property in both India and Bangladesh.
A super-cyclone battered the coast of Odisha for 30 hours, killing 10,000 people, two decades ago.
It is estimated that the mass evacuation of almost a million people ahead of a storm in 2013 saved thousands of lives.

https://news.sky.com/story/cyclone-fani-800-000-evacuated-in-india-as-severe-storm-advances-11709101

Mike Adenuga’s son, lover custody battle: Rights group accuses judge of bias

A non - governmental organisation, Legal Defence and Assistance Project , has accused Justice Oyekan Abdullahi of the Lagos State High Court of bias in a case between Eniola , the son of the founder of Globacom Nigeria Limited , Mike Adenuga , and his ex- lover, Damilola Ogun.
The group, made up of lawyers, in a petition to the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Opeyemi Oke , alleged that on August 6, 2018, a magistrate, T .A . Elias, of the Magistrate’ s Court of Lagos State , delivered a judgement giving custody of Athena , the daughter of the two estranged lovers , to Damilola . Read more.....

https://punchng.com/mike-adenugas-son-lover-custody-battle-rights-group-accuses-judge-of-bias/

Even if INEC decides to give Okorocha the return ticket now, it won't be sweet to him, compare to ones that got theirs at the appointed time.

I hope they will also post the selfie of when it starts telling on them.

The name of the stadium though.

Very possible, it depends on how you choose to live your life.

How many hearts do you have??

Re-colonization of most African countries won't be a bad idea.

RELIGION should be seen as means of unity and understanding of coexistence.


And not the other way.

mikejj:
1925...so we'll all die one day...

It's "INEVITABLE".

OP, you said that a "MAD" beheaded six peoples before killing himself.
And you are telling us that the reason/reasons for the killing is unknown as at the time of your report.

OP, something is wrong somewhere.

May their souls rest in peace.

Amendment Bill

IT is barely one month to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term. In another six weeks or so, the Eighth National Assembly will also wind up.
That the Executive and Legislative branches endured a stormy relationship since they came into government in May/June 2015 is beyond argument.
No other legislative instrument underlined the war of nerves that raged between the two estates of the realm more than the Electoral Amendment Bill 2018.
This Bill, which started receiving attention in 2016 due to the urgent need to correct the flaws of the 2015 general elections, was controversially rejected three times by the President.
On December 6, 2018, Buhari gave his reasons for refusing assent to it: “Any real or apparent change to the rules this close to the election may provide an opportunity for disruption and confusion in respect to which law governs the electoral process.
“This leads me to believe that it is in the best interest of the country and our democracy for the National Assembly to specifically state in the Bill that the Electoral Act will come into effect and be applicable to elections commencing after the 2019 general elections.”
Thus was torpedoed the high hopes many Nigerians had placed on the use of a more highly refined law to conduct the 2019 general.......Read more

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/05/buhari-should-sign-the-electoral-amendment-bill/

It is a rare occurrence , but a very frustrating one : When bank customers use an Automated Teller Machine to make a cash withdrawal, they may not receive all, or any, of their requested cash . However , the bank still shows the withdrawal from the customer’s account , according to www.thebalance . com.
ATMs occasionally malfunction , such as cash getting stuck in the machine, and sometimes there is fraud involved. These issues almost always get cleared up , but they can create anxiety while you wonder whether or not you would get reimbursed or if the bank will even believe your story . What is more, this mishap could cause financial issues if your account was already running low .
How to handle ATM errors
In a best-case scenario, the bank or ATM operator will already know that the error occurred and will fix the error in your account before you can even get home and make a phone call. But in some cases, it would take more effort on your part.
If an ATM fails to give you money, report the incident as soon as possible .
Get details about the ATM
Record the exact time, date , and location of the malfunction .
If there are several machines at one location , which one was it ? If you have got your phone handy, snap a few pictures and send yourself a text message for a digital record of when and where you got shorted .
Don ’ t continue using an ATM that didn ’t give you money . ATM problems can also be a sign of fraud , so minimise contact with that machine.
Call your card issuer or bank
File a claim with your credit card company immediately ( if it was a credit card) or your bank ( if it was a debit card) . Let them know exactly what happened , as this is the fastest way to get funds credited to your account . Your card issuer will sort things out with the ATM operator.
It does not hurt to try and contact the ATM owner, but your bank has the ultimate power to fix the situation . Even for ATMs in the lobby of a bank branch , onsite employees most likely cannot open the machine or reimburse you . If you bank with that same institution though , bank employees can take your claim in person .
If you use an ATM somewhere else , like at a convenience store , for example, it is probably worth telling an employee there. They might have a procedure to help move things along, and they can alert others who try to use the machine .
Consumer protections for ATM errors
Under the law , you are protected from these types of errors and fraud . Assuming you used a debit card , the law provides that your bank must investigate the incident and resolve your claim against the ATM operator.
After you notify your bank of the missing money , the bank will begin an inquiry. You should then see funds credited to your account within 10 days , known as a provisional credit , but many times it would happen within a day or so.
The bank calls this credit provisional because you only get to keep the money if the bank finds an error. If the bank decides against you, it will remove the credit, and you will be responsible for replacing the money if you already spent it .
Bank investigation into ATM error
Your bank has some days to investigate ATM withdrawals and other types of disputes, so nothing is certain until you hear back from the bank . The bank and ATM operator will do what they can to find out what happened: watch surveillance video, count cash in the machine , look for hidden devices that might have trapped the bills before they got into your hands , and more.
This does not make things any easier in the short- term, but there is a very good chance that you will be reimbursed eventually . If you have been unlucky enough to find a bad ATM , hopefully, you will find consolation in knowing that , based on the odds , chances are low it will ever happen to you again.
We live in a digital world, but sometimes you still need cash, and the easiest way to get money is often from an ATM. They are located almost everywhere in bank branches , convenience stores , and street corners. However , it is almost too easy to get cash , and we often forget that there are risks that come with using an ATM.
The risks are often small, and most of us can avoid trouble with basic common sense, but it is helpful to have a checklist in mind for staying safe . The main things to be aware of are: Your personal safety – somebody trying to steal cash , which might also involve physical injury
Identity theft – somebody getting information that can be used to get money later. Although you might not be liable for the losses, it ’s possible to lose money, and cleaning up after identity theft is time-consuming

https://punchng.com/what-to-do-if-atm-does-not-dispense-cash/

Iker Casillas recovering in hospital after suffering heart attack
Spain’s World Cup winning captain was training with Porto at the time
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Spain’s World Cup winning captain Iker Casillas, 37, suffered a heart attack while training with his team Porto on Wednesday and was taken to hospital, the Portuguese club said in a statement, adding that the goalkeeper’s life was not in danger.
“Iker Casillas suffered an acute heart attack during this Wednesday’s training session,” Porto said in a statement on their official website.
“The session was quickly halted so medical assistance could be provided to the Porto goalkeeper, who is currently in the CUF Porto Hospital. Casillas is OK, stable, and the heart problem has been resolved.”
The club’s official Twitter account added: “Always together. Stay strong, Iker.”
Casillas played 167 times for Spain, famously captaining his country to their first and only World Cup win in 2010 as well as the 2008 and 2012 European Championships.
His exploits for the national team earned him the nickname ‘Saint Iker’ and made him one of the best known personalities in Spain. He is married to the television journalist Sara Carbonero, with whom he has two children.
Born in Mostoles, Madrid, Casillas came through Real Madrid’s academy and spent the majority of his career there until joining Porto in July 2015.
He is Real’s second all-time appearance maker, playing 725 matches between 1999 and 2015, winning five La Liga titles and three Champions League crowns with the club. His former team-mate Raul made 741 appearances for Real.
Madrid wished their former captain a full recovery.
“Real Madrid would like to offer all our support to our beloved captain Iker Casillas. Throughout his professional career, he always overcame the hardest challenges in order to bring glory to our club,” Real said in a statement.
“He has taught us to never give up and has shown us numerous times that the best way to win is to remain as strong as possible when times are tough. Real Madrid and all our fans wish him a speedy recovery and send him all our support.”
A tweet on the Spain team’s official account said: “All the family at the national team and the Spanish football federation are with you Iker Casillas. Get well soon.”