Military to review counter-terrorism operations in Northeast

Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai has disclosed that there are plans to review the counter-terrorism operations in the Northeast so as to improve troops performance.

He made the disclosure on Tuesday while addressing troops of the 7 Division Tactical Headquarters of the Nigerian Army in Bama, Borno State.

He also said that the planned review would be used to address lapses observed in the troops operations.

"I want to assure you that as soon as you are through with this phase, we will readjust the policy for this operation.

"We will readjust the deployment, we will re-strategize so that we will have a very new approach to fighting this insurgency.

"We will try to provide all the logistics that you need in this operation.

"For those of you who have been here for some time, you can see the difference, we have tried to change the way things were done,’’ he said.

Buratai urged the troops to sustain the momentum until all terrorists are cleared from Sambisa forest.

He noted that the Sambisa forest operation tagged 'Operation Clampdown' is key to defeating Boko Haram insurgents in the country.

"I want to say well done for operation Lafiya Dole and for the special operation, `Operation Crack Down’. I am satisfied with the brief from your General Officer Commanding (GOC).

"This operation is very crucial in the overall plan of Operation Lafiya Dole and the Federal Government’s plan to end insurgency in the northeast.

"Your GOC has assured me that you guys will not waste time in this forest, you must smoke them out quickly and face other areas so that you can reunite with your families in good time.

"We are here today to say well done; President Muhammadu Buhari is happy with you and so are other Nigerians,’’ he said.

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Photo of President Buhari presenting a parting gift to President Biya

President Muhammadu Buhari presented a gift to President Paul Biya and his wife, Chantal, before they departed Nigeria on Wednesday.

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Hisbah Board arrests 25 for street begging in Kano

The Kano State Hisbah Board Tuesday arrested 25 persons for violating the law banning street begging along the major streets of Kano City

The Head, Anti-begging Unit of Hisbah Board , Malam Musa Sangaya, disclosed this in Kano on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.

“Our men arrested 25 street beggars around Bata, Naibawa and Yankaba areas for violating the law banning street begging in Kano metropolis.

“Out of the 25 beggars, 10 are adult (both male and female), while 15 are children who engaged in begging in places like traffic junctions and restaurants,” he said.

He added that 23 of the beggars have been returned to their places of origin in various parts of the state while two who are repeat offenders have been charged to court.

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CCB concludes Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki, others' assets verification

The Code of Conduct Bureau has refuted a newspaper report that it is yet to complete the verification of assets declared by key members of the Buhari administration.

The CCB announced on Wednesday that it has completed the verification of assets declared by President Mohammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Bukola Saraki and other top officials of the present administration.

CCB’s Head of Press and Protocol, Mohammad Idris said, in the statement that the rate of compliance with the requirements of assets verification has risen to record levels with the Buhari administration.

“The said publication is another trick to misinform the public so as to undermine the on-going trials of cases of false declaration of assets before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.

“Since the inception of the present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari, the rate of compliance by public officials in responding to assets declaration has greatly increased.

“The Bureau will like to use this medium to appeal to those who are yet to declare their Assets to visit the Asokoro Head office of No 23, Haile Selassie Street Asokoro, Abuja to collect, fill and submit same to the office,” he said.

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See what a Twitter user wrote about Buhari and Biya's photo.

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@NGRPresident @jag_bros @aishambuhari @PR_Paul_Biya We dey wait for Metuh's shoe shiner @adeyanjudeji to come tell us price of their shoe.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Director of New Media , Deji Adeyanju, had sometime ago, alleged that the pair of shoes worn by President Buhari to Equatorial Guinea on March 14, 2016 cost $8,000 (about N2,592,000).

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They also captured five bandits who had been on the wanted list and destroyed their camps.

Army spokesman, Col Sani Usman said that troops  on a clearance operation in Kuduru, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State arrested five cattle rustlers, recovered arms and ammunitions and then destroyed their camps.

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