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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Following credible and confirmed information about the convergence of some elements of suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Jarawa village, Kala Balge Local Government Area, Borno State, troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, in conjunction with some Civilian JTF today, Sunday 11th June 2017, carried out a successful clearance operation along that axis. At about a Kilometre to Jarawa village, the troops entered heavy Boko Haram terrorists’ ambush, which they successfully cleared after about some minutes of fire fight. They followed it up in hot pursuit of the fleeing insurgents into the nearby forest. The troops were able to neutralize a large number of Boko Haram terrorists including the notorious Abu Nazir, the terrorists’ Amir in Jarawa during the operation. They also captured several weapons including an AK-47 rifle, 1 Double barrel gun, 1 primed heavy Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and 3 Motorcycles. Additionally, they ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J THE people of Aniocha-Oshimili in Delta State are to draw up blueprint for the economic development of the area. To achieve this, a non-partisan and non-profit making socio–cultural organisation, Njiko Aniocha-Oshimili, has been mandated to organize an economic summit to draw up the area’s economic recovery roadmap. According to the convener of the organization, Professor Epiphany Azinge, “an economic summit by sons and daughters of our area will be held in Asaba to interrogate issues like targeting more efficient and effective internally generated funds from Aniocha-Oshimili; identifying agricultural potential of Aniocha- Oshimili axis, with particular attention to institutional and donor agencies’ intervention and the impact of IT hub on employment and wealth creation in Aniocha Oshimili.” The post Delta community draws up blueprint for economic devt appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2qtHYsO

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Power Oil, a division of Raffles Oil LFTZ Enterprise, has entered into another partnership with the Kaduna State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development through its medical outreach project, Power Oil Health Camp Project, to provide free basic medical health check-up for people of the state. The collaboration was officially flagged off by Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i of Kaduna State and his wife, Hadiza, at the second Kaduna Women Economic Empowerment Summit, held on the theme Enabling Access & Participation: Linking Women to Resources, in Kaduna. The project, already established in 13 locations across the country, will be moving round the local governments, with another medical team deployed by the Kaduna State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development to conduct HIV and malaria tests. On the partnership, Amisha Chawla, Brand Manager, Power Oil, said the collaboration means a lot to the brand, as the long term plan is to cover the entire nation...