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•Nigerian soldiers on patrol in north east Nigeria The Nigerian Military said troops from the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, on Wednesday killed several Boko Haram commanders and rescued more females. The information was contained in a statement by Col. Sani Usman, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations. Usman said the troops cleared several terrorists’ strong points and training camps in the Sambisa forest in Borno and killed several commanders and foot soldiers of the terrorists. “The troops have also rescued additional women and children. They have been evacuated to a safety zone for further processing. “During the encounter, unfortunately we lost a soldier while four others were wounded in action,” he said. Usman said the troops destroyed two Armoured Personnel Carriers, two Buffalo vehicles mounted with Anti-Aircraft Guns, a truck and several Hilux vehicles. “The gallant soldiers also recovered one Anti-Aircraft Gun, one General Purpose Machine Gun, one Rock...

(50 Cent claims he will make big money for the big fight. Photo: Filed) 50 Cent  seems to be all about the money these days as he plans to make an amazing bank roll off the backs of  Floyd Mayweather  and  Manny Pacquiao . According to TMZ, 50 Cent is making up to half a million bucks on Friday night for throwing down rhymes at Drai’s night club. 50 Cent recently put $1.6 mil on the line, betting that Floyd Mayweather will put Manny Pacquiao in his place and it remains to be seen if that would be the case. The rapper has also entered into another deal with Effen Vodka to make around $500k 2 weeks later in Atlantic City.

A pretty and slim female truck driver caused traffic in Ibadan when people stopped their cars just to take pictures of her. The Twitter user who shared the images said the lady drove so well, she even left other drivers in the traffic after she had wriggled her truck out of the gridlock and drove off. The Dangote group has graduated from hiring graduates and masters degree holders as drivers to now giving women trucks to drive. See more photos of the super woman below: .

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said King Salman bin Abdulaziz had removed his crown prince and foreign minister, as part of a dramatic reshuffling of his top officials. The king replaced his younger half-brother, Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, as crown prince, appointing his nephew, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammedbin Nayef, as his new heir apparent. He appointed his son, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as deputy crown prince, making him second in line to the throne. He replaced veteran Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal with Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the U.S. Adel al-Jubeir.

Former Military governor of old Anambra State, Col. Robert Akonobi (rtd), has pleaded with Igbo parents to reduce the bride price of their daughters so that ‘’our young boys can marry them.” Speaking at the industrial city of Nnewi, Anambra State during the traditional wedding ceremony of the daughter of a business mogul, Chief Louis Onwugbenu, Onyinye and her husband, Bosah Chukwuogo, weekend, Col. Akonobi said: ‘’To me, this topic (bride price) has been dealt with in the past by Ndigbo, who came out with a reduced bride price, to enable our young boys marry our young girls.” Akonobi also cautioned that men should study their proposed wives closely and longer before engaging into marriage because “once you marry, no one else can put it asunder.” Nnewi was agog as dignitaries from all works of life trooped to the residence of Chief Onwugbenu for the memorable event. The dignitaries who were from both the military, political and manufacturing circles, including Col Akonobi, Hon...

The dreaded Boko Haram insurgents has been spotted in Zimbabwe in transit to South Africa, according to reports by UK-based news outlet ZimEye, citing Zimbabwe’s national intelligence agency. According to the Zimbabwean news website, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) issued an intelligence report, warning that the Islamist militant group is in Zimbabwe en route to neighbouring South Africa. ZimEye added that the South African intelligence service has alerted police officers in Zimbabwe’s Matebeleland region about Boko Haram’s intentions to infiltrate South Africa. Other Zimbabwean media outlets have picked up the story. One outlet, Harare24, claims, “Officers were yesterday called for duty at around 9pm and are now temporarily stationed at selected police stations where they camp.” iHarare reports that police spokespersons have not responded to a request for clarification on the original ZimEye report, and official statements from the government of Zimbabwe regarding Bo...

(Here are behind-the-scenes pictures from Tonto Dikeh‘s ‘Sugar rush’. Photo: SYNC Media) Here are behind-the-scene pictures from  Tonto Dikeh ‘s ‘ Sugar rush ’ video shoot directed by Moe Musa. See pictures below…                                                      

(Sam Smith cancels Australian tour after he was diagnosed with haemorrhage. Photo: Bang Showbiz) Sam Smith  has been been advised to rest his voice after he was diagnosed with a small haemorrhage on his vocal cords. This became necessary because he had become vocally exhausted due to months of concerts around the world. Sam is devastated to have to pull out of the scheduled dates and is ‘so sorry’ to the fans who were looking forward to seeing him perform. In a statement posted on Facebook, Sam said: ‘I am deeply, deeply saddened to tell my Australian fans, I have to cancel my Australian tour. I have been vocally exhausted for a while now. However, last night in Sydney I had a small haemorrhage on my vocal cords. The doctors have told me I need to fully rest until my vocal cords have healed, otherwise this could become a huge, long-term issue, I am so sorry to all who have bought tickets, I truly am. We will be announcing re-arranged dates very shortly. This ki...

(Just as millennials are no longer looking for three-decade careers in multinationals, more and more artistes are realizing they can be their own bosses. Photo: Filed) Hey, who’s your favourite artiste right now? Did you know they’re likely running their own show? Just as millennials are no longer looking for three-decade careers in multinationals, more and more artistes are realizing they can be their own bosses. Here’s why: There are no labels anymore. One can only count  Chocolate City and The Mavins , before beginning to stammer. Where have all the labels gone? Into production, management, promotions. Anything that does not have the burden of being daddy and mommy to spoilt artistes The biggest artistes right now are on their own. So, who says you too can’t be OYO? You don’t want to be cheating anyone. See, the label will spend all that money on studio session, car, house and even shoot videos in SA, but only get like 25 percent of some of your earnings? It’s not s...

(Why talent is more important than hard work. photo: NET) Who says training is more important than talent? Yeah,  Joke Silva  right? One even heard  Davido saying hard work beats talent. Imagine! Don’t be fooled – talent beats hard work any day, every day. Who needs to work hard when talent can pay the bills? Hop out of bed, put on something (or nothing), and head to the bank. Ask for the manager. Pull up your sagging pants. Draw a chair and sit. Ask to withdraw a million bucks. ‘But you have no account with us sir’ ‘Oga banker, mo wa talented, yes, mo wa gifted…’ Don’t mind the over-zealous security guys. Hope you didn’t lose a tooth?

Mariah Carey arrived in Las Vegas and puts the whole city under her charms. Photo: DailyMail) Mariah Carey  arrived in Las Vegas and puts the whole city under her charms. The pop star arrived at Caesars Palace on Monday, April 27, night in a classic convertible in pink paint. It’s not yet confirmed how much Mariah will be getting from the residency but its sure to help her out in her upcoming divorce from former hubby,  Nick Cannon . According to Daily Mail, the residency fees is thought to be considerably more than the $30m that Britney Spears  was paid for her two-year residency at Planet Hollywood. See more photos below…