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The  troops of 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army's  field training exercise nicknamed Operation Crocodile Smile in the Niger Delta has entered day four. The troops were involved in a number of activities including humanitarian assistance through free medical outreach, show of force, patrols and raids in the creeks.  Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman said in a statement that the troops with help of Nigerian Navy helicopters, their speed and gunboats, carried out raid on suspected oil bunkerer and militant camps at Afiagbene, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. He said they discovered two generators, one locally made double barrel gun, one dane gun, three live cartridges, two Pumping machines, one 32 inches LG Television, one Kenwood amplifier and 4 X 50 Litres of liquid suspected to be crude oil at Ayakoromo junction.

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit has impounded ninety-eight motorcycles including tricycles at Rainbow bus stop near Mile Two and FESTAC Town. Chairman of the Task Force, Olayinka Egbeyemi said the operations was carried out based on persistence petitions from members of the public about criminal activities perpetrated by some operators. He said residents living around these areas complaints that criminals use both motorcycles and tricycles to dislodged them of their valuables during day-time and at night. He said the task force would continue to impound and arrest those who are violating government policy on restricted routes across the state. Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Motorcycles Riders and Owners Association of Lagos State, Sulaimon Adesina said the association is ready to partner with the state in getting rid of notorious motorcycles operators. He warned his members to desists from plying restricted routes in the state. He said

The Lagos State Government has issued a fourteen-day ultimatum to all owners of illegal structures, shanties, street hawkers and those who have converted walkways into trading points and food courts in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and the Lagoon Front of Lekki to remove such structures. The State Government also warned that if such illegal structures are not removed after the fourteen days grace, the State Special Task Force on the Clean Up of the areas would move in to enforce the order. The Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello said in a statement that owners of all abandoned buildings in different areas of Ikoyi, Lekki and Victoria Island which are now harbouring prostitutes, illegal miscreants and unwanted elements must clear the structures of such undesirable elements immediately. He also warned owners of properties on the Lagoon fronts of Lekki Phase one who have littered the whole areas with compactors and several other dead weight equipment to remove them outri

Operatives of Rapid Response Squad of Lagos State Police Command have arrested a self-acclaimed Chairman of pickpockets in Oshodi, Ibrahim Kasali, and 20 other suspects alleged to be involved in stealing and robbing innocent members of public in the area. The suspects were arrested after the operatives raided Mosafejo, Bolade, Oshodi Oke and Oshodi Under Bridge. The hoodlums and social miscreants were raided while waiting for early rush to pickpocket passers-by and passengers. Ibrahim Kasali, who is popularly known as Ibrahim Babangida of Oshodi, was arrested during the operation while being chased by passengers of a bus which he boarded to pickpocket. Kasali was said to have been to prison four times while one of his accomplices also arrested, Ibrahim Yusuph from Ogun State was just out of prison for the eighth time. Upon completion of preliminary screening, four out of 21 arrested suspects, who could provide satisfactory information about their identity, were released.

Troops of  Twenty-one Brigade of the Seven Division Nigerian Army have    established a temporary school for the children at the Internally Displaced Persons camp located in Bama town, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State using military tents.  This is to further assist the internally displaced persons and enhance civil-military relations. Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman. Said in a statement said the school comprised six military tents in which soldiers not on essential duty served as teachers. He said some of the  IDPs who were  teachers before the their displacement, also teach in the school. He said the school has a population of over three thousand children, adding that the Brigade has also establish a  section of adult education  for women. Colonel Usman said the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) also assisted the Brigade with two additional tents and school bags for the pupils, while Borno State Urban Education  deployed a   Pr

Troops of 33 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have killed three armed kidnappers and destroyed their camps at DutsenTROOPS THREE ARMED KIDNAPPERS IN BAUCHI STATE  Troops of 33 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have killed three armed kidnappers and destroyed their camps at Dutsen Mairama and around Dogon Ruwa settlement within Lame/Burra forest of Toro and Ningi Local Government Areas of Bauchi State. Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman said in a statement that The troops also recovered arms and ammunitions including empty shells during their fighting patrols to clear the State of such criminal elements. Colonel Usman said the troops would continue to carry out such clearance operations in all known hideouts of kidnappers and armed bandits within Bauchi and other States to deny criminal elements freedom of action.  Mairama and around Dogon Ruwa settlement within Lame/Burra forest of Toro and Ningi Local Government Areas of Bauchi State. Acting Director Army Publ

African nations have to work together especially in developing their economies for the benefit of their people ahead of other forms of international cooperation. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, expressed this view while receiving the visiting Vice President of Liberia, Mr. Joseph Nyumah Boakai in his office at the Presidential Villa. According to him, "we have to help ourselves first before others come, we should look for ways we can benefit each other." Prof. Osinbajo observed that there are Nigerian business people that can invest in Liberia, suggesting the creation of a bilateral economic council that can bring business interests from both countries together. "We must engender stronger relationships between our countries, that is what Africans need," the Nigerian Vice President stated, adding that Nigeria and Liberia need to work together "to develop our economies." While noting the important task for African governments to create enabling env

The Department of State Services says it has arrested the spiritual leader to a newly uncovered Boko Haram cell in Kano State.  DSS in a statement by one of its operatives TONY OPUIYO said MUDAISIRU JIBRIN also known as NAMAKELE or ALARAMA was arrested on the seventeenth of July at Sauna quarters, Yankaba area in Kano. The statement said preliminary investigation revealed that he was also the mastermind of the shooting of some students at Government Secondary School, Mamudo village near Potiskum, Yobe State, in twenty thirteen.  The service said a notorious Boko Haram fighter, MUKHTAR TIJANI and three of his accomplices, ISIAKU SALIHU, ABDULLAHI ISAH and HINDU ISAH were also arrested last month in Kaduna State.  It alleged that they were perfecting arrangements for major coordinated attacks on selected targets and locations in Kaduna. PRESS RELEASE In furtherance to ongoing tactical and counter-terrorism operations to degrade the capabilities of crimi