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http://ift.tt/2smJGA7 Aliru Momoh, the Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, in Edo State, yesterday,  announced the arrest of 24 suspected Boko Haram members in the community by the Nigerian Army. The monarch disclosed this in an interview at his palace in Auchi, headquarters of the Estako-West Local Government Area of the state. He said that the commandant of the Nigeria Army School of Engineering, near Auchi, informed him of the arrest of the suspected insurgents in his palace. “Shortly before you came, I had audience with the commandant.  He informed me about what they are doing and the arrest of some 24 suspected members of Boko Haram operating under the guise of Fulani herdsmen in the community,” he said. The Otaru said: “The commandant also informed me that the suspects would be transferred to Benin.” He commended the commandant for taking proactive steps to fight the suspected insurgents in the forest, saying that the “issue of security needs careful planning and execution.” ...

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http://ift.tt/2smJGA7 Aliru Momoh, the Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, in Edo State, yesterday,  announced the arrest of 24 suspected Boko Haram members in the community by the Nigerian Army. The monarch disclosed this in an interview at his palace in Auchi, headquarters of the Estako-West Local Government Area of the state. He said that the commandant of the Nigeria Army School of Engineering, near Auchi, informed him of the arrest of the suspected insurgents in his palace. “Shortly before you came, I had audience with the commandant.  He informed me about what they are doing and the arrest of some 24 suspected members of Boko Haram operating under the guise of Fulani herdsmen in the community,” he said. The Otaru said: “The commandant also informed me that the suspects would be transferred to Benin.” He commended the commandant for taking proactive steps to fight the suspected insurgents in the forest, saying that the “issue of security needs careful planning and execution.” ...

http://ift.tt/2rgcM41 By Prisca Sam-Duru Hunting as a vocation in Africa is fast becoming history and one can’t help but wonder why an artist’s interest in such nearly extinct profession isn’t on the decline. Part of Titi Omoighe’s inspiration which was drawn from the famous literary works of D. O. Fagunwas’ Ogboju Ode,  Ninu Igbo Irumale , translated into English by Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, called  A forest of thousand Demons,  ignited the African spirit in her on- going exhibition. Being her 7th solo exhibition, Omoighe’s sophisticated modernist paintings titled, Modern Interpretations , opened on June 3rd at Temple Muse, Lagos. Modern Interpretations, curated by SMO Contemporary Art, presents 34 paintings. It offers a rare perspective on traditional African forms from a little known academic whose interpr...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA— The All Progressives Congress, APC, has dissociated itself from an online opinion survey on the second anniversary of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. “For the records, the APC has not conducted or authorised any assessment poll on the President Buhari administration. The media and indeed the general public are advised to ignore the questionable poll,” said party spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement. Using the twitter handle, @APCNigeria, the survey had sought the opinion of Nigerians on the successes or otherwise of the Buari administration. “Two years on: What’s your assessment of the APC-led administration in Nigeria? Kindly vote and RT,” the party had purportedly asked Nigerians, providing four options; Poor, Average, Excellent and Indifferent. The online poll recorded 14, 532 votes with 54 per cent of the respondents rating the administration poor; 33 percent rated the administration as average, while 10 percen...