TROOPS ON PATROL ENCOUNTER TERRORISTS, RECOVER ARMS

Troops on cordon and search along Djimitillo Damaturu road axis on Friday night had an encounter with a group of terrorists after their hideout was discovered by troops.  The fierce fight to dislodge them from the location which is very close to a market, resulted in the capture of   Machine Guns and rifles as well as the death of some number of them.  

Some of the terrorists are believed to have died in the fire that gutted the house where they had made their base.  A soldier was killed while another was wounded and is undergoing treatment.

“THERE IS NO HIDING PLACE FOR HOODLUMS IN LAGOS”, STATE POLICE COMMAND WARNS

. . . Security Agencies assure residents of peaceful pre and post election periods, as Fashola chairs State Security Council Meeting

The Police in Lagos on Thursday assured residents of the readiness of the Command to work in collaboration with other security agencies to ensure that the State remains calm and peaceful while warning hoodlums that there would be no hiding place for them in the State.

Fielding questions from the newsmen after the emergency State Security Council meeting presided over by Governor Babatunde Fashola SAN, at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, The State Police Commissioner, Mr. Kayode Aderanti, said the Police and other security agencies were ready to ensure security of the State.

PHOTOS FROM PRESIDENT JONATHAN’S “MEET THE PRESIDENT” EVENT

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday, freely mixed with Nigerian youths drawn from various segments of the society in an event tagged “Meet The President”.

Wearing a blue polo and brown pants with a cap (inscribed with his initials -GEJ) and matching brown suede footwear to go with it, the president could easily have passed for a 32-year old.

The event which was held at the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites witnessed a large turn-out of Nigerian youths who came in their numbers to interact with Nigeria’s no 1 citizen

Virtually everyone was there – young entrepreneurs, consultants, journalists, actors and actresses, sports personalities, bloggers, media personalities, musicians and various youth groups canvassing for the president’s re-election come March 28, 2015.

The event which was beamed live on national television, generated lots of comments on Nigeria’s social stratosphere as tweets, facebook comments and instagram pictures kept rolling on from every corner of the nation. The president, who was calm and relaxed throughout the event showed his other side as he danced, joked and posed for pictures with many of the attendees.

Guests at the event include the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, Director-General of the Goodluck/Sambo campaign, Dr. Ahmadu Ali, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, Lagos State PDP Governorship candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, Presidential Spokesperson, Dr. Reuben Abati, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe,

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth & Students, Jude Imagwe, Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, Founder, Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujaheeden Asari-Dokubo, CEO of Annabel Group, Mr. Nicholas Okoye, Founder, Rise Network, Toyosi Akerele, Musicians; Daddy Showkey, Timi Dakolo and Seyi Shay, Actress, Omoni Oboli and Toyin Aimakhu, Founder, Chocolate City, Audu Maikori among others

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