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 Billionaire businessmen, Femi Otedola and Aliko Dangote, yesterday took off time to cool off at a party in India. DJ Cuppy was also at the party with her father. See more photos below DJ cuppy was also present

Nigerian troops in Borno have killed five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a top commander of the group in the ongoing operation in Sambisa Forest and the Lake Chad basin. Col. Onyeama Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of Operation Lafiya Dole, in a statement in Maiduguri, said troops also rescued three civilians, recovered vehicles and high calibre ammunition in various operations in the past two days. Nwachukwu said on Thursday, the troops engaged and neutralised a number of fleeing insurgents while attempting to escape the military blocking position in one of the cleared enclaves ‘Sabil-Huda’, deep in Sambisa Forest. He said that the troops also recovered one G-III rifle magazine, one life jacket, a light Machine Gun metal link, four rounds of Anti-Aircraft ammunition, four rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition and three rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition. “Unfortunately, two soldiers were injured in the process; they had been evacuated by the Nigerian A

Senators under the umbrella of the Northern Senators Forum have removed Abdullahi Adamu as their chairman. He was replaced by Aliyu Wammako, a former Sokoto State governor. The removal was announced in a letter read by the presiding officer, Ike Ekweremadu, shortly before the end of the plenary on Wednesday. The letter signed by the Public Relations Officer of the forum noted that Mr. Adamu was removed for “financial mismanagement and other related matters.” “This is to inform the Senate that the majority signatories of members of the Northern Senators Forum. We have removed Sen. Abdullahi Adams as chairman of the Northern Senators Forum for financial mismanagement and misadministration. We announce his replacement with Senator Aliyu Wamakko immediately. Find the attached names and signatories of members,” the letter reads. The removal is coming a week after Mr. Adamu led nine others to oppose the Senate passage of the amendment to the electoral act. Mr. Adamu (Nasara

Iceland is poised to become the first European country to outlaw male circumcision amid signs that the ritual common to both Judaism and Islam may be a new battleground over religious freedom. A bill currently before the Icelandic parliament proposes a penalty of up to six years in prison for anyone carrying out a circumcision other than for medical reasons. Critics say the move, which has sparked alarm among religious leaders across Europe, would make life for Jews and Muslims in Iceland unsustainable. One in three men globally is thought to be circumcised, the vast majority for religious or cultural reasons. Many Jews and Muslims fear the issue of circumcision could become a proxy for antisemitism and Islamophobia, pointing to similar tensions over religious dress and the ritual slaughter of animals for meat. Muslim and Jewish leaders attacked the proposal, while Cardinal Reinhard Marx, president of the Catholic Church in the European Union, said the bill was a “da

                      Passengers who criticised him banned from using airline again A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after a row caused by a passenger who refused to stop farting. The passenger apparently kept breaking wind on board a Transavia Airlines flight from Dubai to Amsterdam Schiphol last weekend. The two Dutchmen sitting next to him didn’t take very well to his flatulence, but the unashamed man was apparently not put off and refused to hold back. Members of the crew on the Dutch low-cost airline were apparently less than sympathetic and refused to do anything about it. Despite a warning from the pilot, a fight between the men then broke out, causing the flight to be diverted to Vienna Airport. Police boarded the plane with dogs and removed two sisters and the two men after the pilot made a report about ‘passengers on the rampage. The women are now taking the Dutch budget airline to court after being removed from the flight, and claim

Anti-corruption authorities in Latvia have arrested the governor of the country’s central bank, Ilmars Rimsevics, the government said Sunday, while assuring there is “no sign of danger” to the financial system. Rimsevics, who was appointed governor in 2001, was detained by officers from the Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) on Saturday and questioned for seven hours before being taken to another location on Sunday, according to a journalist from the   Baltic News Agency . Local media said anti-corruption officers also raided the governor’s residence and his offices at the Bank of Latvia. Latvian Prime Minister, Maris Kucinskis, confirmed the arrest but insisted there was “no sign of danger for the Latvian financial system.” “For now, neither I (as prime minister) nor any other official has any reason to interfere in the work of the KNAB. “The office (KNAB) is working professionally,” Kucinskis told the Latvian news agency. “When KNAB considers it possible to give ad

A man out hunting kangaroos got more than he bargained for after an animal fought back and smashed his jaw. Joshua Hayden, 19, was hunting near Kellerberrin in Western Australia on Tuesday night when a kangaroo attacked. Hayden, hunting with his brother in their car, spotted three kangaroos in a paddock, so leant out of the window to shoot.           (Hayden Joshua after the encounter) He said one had disappeared from view, but as he was lining up the other two in his crosshairs, it suddenly appeared and attacked the car. The animal hit the side of the vehicle with such force it smashed the front window, before headbutting Hayden right in the jaw and breaking it. Hayden said: “It actually collided with the side of the car and smashed the front window. Then it bounced back onto me and headbutted me straight in the jaw.” Hayden was unconscious for around 30 seconds before he was rushed to hospitals at Kellerberrin, Northam and Perth. His face was too swollen t

Tragedy struck in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday when a policeman attached to a yet to be identified firm shot and killed a taxi driver. The incident, which happened in Rumuokoro axis of the area, caused commotion as policemen cordoned off the scene of the incident and shot into the air at regular intervals. It was gathered that the policeman who allegedly shot and killed the taxi driver identified as Bright, was escorting a vehicle conveying frozen chicken and fish to an unknown destination. Sources said the taxi driver was by the side of the road when the mobile policeman suddenly jumped out of the truck, went to the driver and shot him in the neck at close range. It was also learnt that the driver of the truck carrying the frozen foods sped off immediately he realised what the policeman had done. “The taxi driver was shot in the neck by the mobile policeman, who had earlier jumped down from the back of a truck. “The driver of the truck

Manchester United are preparing to resume their FA Cup adventure. United trained on Wednesday as   Jose Mourinho   prepares his side to to face Huddersfield on Saturday evening. Marcus Rashford   provided an injury boost yesterday when he uploaded a picture to social media of him stretching after missing the Premier League defeat to Newcastle at the weekend. January signing   Alexis Sanchez   will also be looking to continue his joyous run in the   FA Cup.   The Chilean has been directly involved in 15 goals in 15 appearances and will be looking to add to his tally on Saturday. Mourinho may have to travel to Huddersfield without Eric Bailly, Daley Blind, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marouane Fellaini but there is a clamour among supporters for academy talents Angel Gomes and Tahith Chong to be promoted to the matchday cup squad.