Youth Vigilance Group Kills 17 Boko Haram Members

A youth vigilance group in Lahou village, Borno state, reportedly killed seventeen members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect on Wednesday, August 12.

Apagu Bitrus, the leader of the group, who spoke to The Punch said the insurgents had attacked the village at about 4p.m. but were repelled.

He said: “We slew 17 militants on Wednesday evening when they invaded Lahou village and equally seized two vehicles from them.

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Yoruba Leadership: Adebanjo Lashes Obasanjo, Tinubu

Chief Ayo Adebanjo, the leader of Afenifere has said former president, Olusegun Obasanjo is a tragedy to the Yoruba people.

In a chat with The Punch, Adebanjo said Obasanjo behaves and talks as if Nigerian never existed until he became the President, wondering what the former president has achieved to make him a judge over others.

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Buhari Approves Appointment Of Kyari As NNPC Head Of Crude Oil Sales

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp has appointed Mele Kyari as the new head of crude oil marketing with the approval President Muhammadu Buhari, the company said on Thursday.

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[UPDATED] Helicopter Crash: Two Missing Victims Recovered Dead

The bodies of the remaining two persons missing from Wednesday’s Bristow helicopter crash in Lagos have been recovered by the search and rescue team, NAN reports.

A Correspondent of NAN who was at the crash site at the back of Oworosoki Police Station, reports that the bodies, recovered at about 10:25 a.m. on Thursday were that of a white man and a black.

The bodies were brought to the shore of the lagoon at 10:45 a.m.

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6 Killed In Boko Haram Attack Near Maiduguri

At least six people have been killed during a raid by Boko Haram militants outside Nigeria’s northeastern city Maiduguri in Borno state, a police officer said on Wednesday.

 A Cameroonian soldier has also died during a cross-border incursion from neighbouring Nigeria by Boko Haram militants, a senior Cameroonian military source said.

In the fighting near Maiduguri, the militants entered Bale Mamman village to rustle livestock on Tuesday evening, police chief Aderemi Opadokun said. “Before the arrival of troops, six persons were shot dead,” he said.

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JUST IN... Senate approves Edo $75m World Bank loan

The Senate on Thursday approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for a $75m World Bank loan for Edo State.

The Senate gave the approval after considering the report of the Senator Kabiru Gaya-led ad-hoc committee which worked on the loan request.

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