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An new report reaching Naijaloaded is that there are three suspected gun runners of Igbo origin, who were heading to the North from Imo State, were intercepted in Nsukka, Enugu State, by officers and men of the Nigerian Army. While travelling in a bus, items recovered from them include 40 AK47 magazines, 4 boxes of AK47 live ammunition,100 pieces of  live cartridges, one piece of Denim Mopol khaki and charms concealed in a cap. One of the army officers who spoke to reporters under anonymity disclosed that a police corporal serving in Imo State Police Command was also involved in the arms running. He said: “When we asked the occupants of the vehicle to come down, we discovered a police corporal in uniform among them. The corporal on getting down pretended to be pressed; he later ran away.

The Nigerian military says it know where the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are but will not attempt a rescue. Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff said it was "good news for the parents," although he admitted the military would not risk "going there with force". More than 200 girls were abducted by Boko Haram gunmen from their school in northern Nigeria in April. Earlier, the BBC learned that a deal to release some of the girls was close but was called off by the government. The BBC's Will Ross in the capital, Abuja, says an intermediary met leaders of the Islamist group and visited the place where they were being held. He says agreement was almost reached to release 50 of the girls in exchange for the release of 100 Boko Haram prisoners. But the Nigerian government pulled out of the deal after President Goodluck Jonathan attended a conference on the crisis in Paris. The reasons for the withdrawal are unclear. Air Marshal Alex Badeh, front,...

#BringBackOurGirls. Spread the word, Boko Haram days are numbered. Feel Free To Share This Post. More details later. Less than 24hours in Nigeria, the almighty American army has proven themselves again......ur title is secured......Police of the world...carry goooooo! Boko Haram 2nd in Command caught!!! He was caught close to Sambisa forest; this was what our security agencies could not do because of misplace priority. Thanks to the US marine. The reign of Boko Haram is coming to an end!

How 'Africa's Oprah' conquered a continent…. (CNN) – Oprah, if you're reading this, for goodness sake return this woman's calls. Ask your assistants if there's a box of yellowing fax messages lying around somewhere in Harpo Studios — she sent you one daily for a while. Track down the ton of letters asking — pleading — for your help starting a Winfrey-style talk show in Africa. Because this isn't just another eager fan. Her name is Mosunmola Abudu, and in the last eight years she's done it — and then some. With no TV experience whatsoever, Abudu has become the "Oprah of Africa" — it's impossible not to read an interview with the glamorous 49-year- old without the moniker cropping up. And with good reason. Breezing into CNN's London studios, electric blue dress clinging to her slim figure, glossy pink eye shadow and lipstick to match, Abudu is in her element, the sound bites coming thick and fast. And why wouldn't ...

Popular Nigerian musician, KCee, has gotten himself the most fascinating birthday gift of the year. Kcee is a year older today, 18th April and his brother, the CEO of Five Star Music, Emeka Okonkwo aka E-money, presented him with a brand new luxury red 2013 G63 G Wagon as a birthday gift in the early hours of this morning. The excited singer took to his Instagram account to share a photo of his newly acquired car.

his is coming barely one month after friends of the Nollywood actor launched a campaign to raise a sum of N6million to enable travel abroad to undergo a kidney transplant surgery. The Abia State born actor who drastically lost weight as a result of his sickness has featured in movies such as "Battle of Indemnity" (2007) and "Hidden Treasure" (2008). His death as caused another tragic loss in the Nollywood industry following the death of two other actresses, Chrisphina Adinusor who died of cardiac arrest on March 28th 2014 and Ijeoma Perpetual Okorie who died during childbirth in February 2014.

Polytechnic graduates are discriminated against in private and public employment. The supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the issue of dichotomy between HND and Degree holders will soon be resolved as President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a committee headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Pius Anyim, to address the challenge. Addressing chairmen of Governing Councils of Federal Polytechnics and Federal Colleges of Education on Thursday in Kaduna during a Special retreat, Mr. Wike said that the SGF and members of the committee met with Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, last week to resolve the dichotomy. HND holders are discriminated against not just by private employers but also by various level of the Nigerian government. When employed into government ministries, fresh HND holders are recruited to Level 7 while fresh BSc holders are recruited to Level 8. The removal of the dichotomy between the t...