NEWS :----Army to continue to maintain ceasefire in Niger Delta

Army to continue to maintain
ceasefire in Niger Delta

– The army says it willl continue to
honour the two-week ceasefire against
the Niger Delta militants
– It vows however to use the rule of
military engagement if bombing
continues
– The militants has vowed to continue
to bomb pipelinesin he region
The Nigerian army has insisted that it will continue
to maintain the ceasefire declared by the federal
government in the spate of pipeline bombing in the
Niger Delta region.
The federal government ordered troops to withdraw
operation in the region in order to allow a dialogue
between the federal government and representatives
of the militants.
The Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group that
has claimed responsibility for series of bombing in
the region vowed not to dialogue with the federal
government and cemented this with the blowing up
of a crude oil pipeline belonging to Chevron Nigeria
Limited.
NAN however reports that Ibrahim Attahiru who is
the General Officer Commanding 82 Division of the
Nigerian Army said on Wednesday, June 8 that in
spite of the recent attack, the army will still
respect the ceasefire.
He said it was art of the decision made by Tukur
Buratai, the chief of army staff but warned that
the army will not fail to use the rule of
engagement if the militants failed to honour the
ceasefire.
“The Chief of Army Staff called a meeting
of all Principal Staff Officers and General
Officers Commanding, as well as
Directors in the Army Headquarters.
“The meeting is essentially to brief us on
the aftermath of the meeting in the
presidency and give further operational
directives on the happenings in the Niger
Delta.

GOSSIP:---Woman slashes cheating husband's genitals for affair with friend

Woman slashes cheating
husband's genitals for affair
with friend

– A wife found out that her husband
had an affair with her best friend
– She tricked the man to remove his
trousers and managed
to slash his genitals with a box cutter
– The crying man was later found in
street covering his bleeding
wound with an ice pack
– The man was rushed to hospital for
emergency surgery and is recovering
A husband is left bleeding in the street in Thailand
after his scorned life slashed his penis with a box
cutter
Paramedics in the Thai tourist spot of Pattaya found
a man screaming in agony in the middle of the
street after his wife took a revenge on him.
According to local media reports, the man, known
only as Somchai, had been having sex with his
wife’s best friend for some time and paid the price.

SAD:--Federal High Court judge Steven Evoh Chukwu passes away

Federal High Court judge
Steven Evoh Chukwu passes
away

– One of the major judges in cases
against Nyako, Saraki, Ekweremadu and
other political figures has died
– His death as well as reasons behind
it are yet to be confirmed by the court’s
management
Justice Steven Evoh Chukwu
The Nation reports about the death of Justice
Steven Evoh Chukwu of the Federal High Court in
Abuja. According to a media outlet resources in the
court, the judge have passed away at hospital in
Garki, Abuja, on early Wednesday.
He had been reportedly fighting with an unknown
disease for about a month before loosing his battle.
The court’s management is yet to issue a formal
statement confirming or refuting the judge’s death.

NEWS :---House of Reps consider reduced age of candidacy in Nigeria

House of Reps consider
reduced age of candidacy in
Nigeria


– The House of Representatives is
considering to reduce the age of
candidacy to contest for the positions
of president, governor and senate
– “The bill is a demonstration of the
growing desire and demand of youths
to participate in the democratic
process”
The bill proposing to lower the eligible age for
presidential candidates and those interested to run
for public offices in Nigeria passed second reading
in the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
If passed into a law it will lower age of candidacy
requirements for the office of the president from
40 to 30 years, and will also allow the 30-year-
olds to run for the office of a governor and for
election to the Senate.
Besides, it will reduce the age qualifications to
contest for the House of Representatives and State
Houses of Assembly to 25 years. The sponsor of the
bill is Tony Chinedu Nwulu who represents Oshodi-
Isolo 11 Federal Constituency of Lagos state, on
platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The lawmaker believes that the intiative will
attract more youths in politics and governance, he
stressed that electing young candidates into public
offices is an important aspect of democratic
practices.
Explaining his position he gave an example of other
countries where age of candidacy requirements were
reduced. He said: “Countries like the United
Kingdom parliament decided in 2006 to
lower their age of candidacy from 21 to
18, which had existed since the
Parliamentary Elections Act 1695. An age
candidacy of 25 would encourage greater
youth participation in politics.”
Mr Nwulu is convinced that the bill is a
demonstration of the growing desire and demand of
youths to participate in the country governance. He
added: “This desire itself could be viewed
as a sufficient warrant for young people
to participate, demonstrate a willingness
to engage and fulfill the burdens of
office.”

BREAKING NEWS :-Nigerian army completely surrounded Boko Haram in SAMBISA FOREST

Nigerian army completely
surrounded Boko Haram in
Sambisa

– The Nigerian military said that the
Boko Haram sect is trapped in the
Sambisa forest
– According to the commander of the
operation, the insurgents are
completely surrounded and can’t
organize any attack
– The troops are waiting for the sect to
surrender
The Nigerian army has said that the deadly Boko
Haram sect is currently locked in Sambisa forest,
the notorious enclave of the insurgents.
The terrorists reportedly cannot come out to launch
attack on the rest of the nation.
The commander of the counter-insurgency operation
in the north-east (Operation Lafiya Dole), Maj. Gen.
Lucky Irabor said this while addressing the
conference on the successes in the war against the
Boko Haram fighters.
He said the forest is completely surrounded by the
Nigerian soldiers and there is no escape for any
insurgents still holed up there.
The commander added that it has become
impossible for the Boko Haram members still holed
up in the Sambisa forest to get out or for them to
have access to civilization to get any supply.
Irabor said the soldiers are only waiting for the
insurgents to surrender as life has become
unbearable for them.
He said if the terrorists do not come out soon
enough, the army would move further into the
forest to level it.
Meanwhile, he gave assurance that there is no
escape for any insurgent still trapped within the
forest as the soldiers have taken positions at all
access routes leading into and out of the forest.
Since President Muhammadu Buhari was inaugurated
on May 29, 2015, the Nigerian army achieved
huge success in the Boko Haram war.