[UPDATED] Military partially lifts Maiduguri curfew for Islamic prayer

The Nigerian Army on Friday temporarily relaxed the curfew imposed on Maiduguri, the capital of troubled Borno State.

It is believed that this is done in order to allow the Muslim faithful in the town to attend the Friday Islamic congregational prayer.

Though the military allowed the residents of the troubled town to walk freely on the streets between 12pm and  5pm on Friday, they would have to trek to their destinations as no vehicular movement is allowed until further notice.

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Ojukwu never imagined I’d go to war says Gowon

A former military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, says the leader of the defunct Biafra, the late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, underestimated him by thinking that he (Gowon) would never go to war.

Gowon, who led Nigerian forces to defeat Ojukwu’s army during the Nigerian civil war from 1967-1970, said this at the Diamond Jubilee Lecture of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday.

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Breaking News: I Haven’t Got Useful Tips From Jonathan, Buhari Cries Out

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has accused the outgoing Goodluck Jonathan government of not giving him “tips” on how to kick-start his administration on May 29.

He spoke on Thursday when a committee from the   Centre for Human Security of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, presented a five-point policy document to him at the Buhari Support Organisation office in Abuja.

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Mob sets ablaze three robbery suspects in Ogoja

Three Young men suspected to have robbed traders in the popular Okuku Market in Yala Local Government Area in the northern part of Cross River State were on Thursday afternoon set ablaze by a mob amidst the wailing of women who witnessed the gory scene.

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Over 60 killed, scores injured as troops, Boko Haram clash

At least 60 people mostly suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram insurgents were feared dead in a clash between troops of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army around Kayamula village, just some few kilometres drive from 21 Armoured Brigade (Giwa Barracks) on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.

SambisaAlready, troops of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army on Thursday morning imposed a 24 hours curfew on the troubled city.

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PDP members ask court to abort plot to force Mu’Azu to resign

Two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tasiu Iliyasu Hussaini and Waziri Amadu, have gone to court to stop alleged plot to force the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, to resign.

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