40 BOKO HARAM MEMBERS KILLED AFTER CLASH

Cameroon security forces killed some 40 Boko Haram militants in clashes in the country’s far north, state radio said on Sunday, shortly after the release of two Italian priests and a Canadian nun,,, suspected to have been held hostage by the Islamist Terrorist group.....

40 BOKO HARAM MEMBERS KILLED

Cameroon security forces killed some 40 Boko Haram militants in clashes in the country’s far north, state radio said on Sunday, shortly after the release of two Italian priests and a Canadian nun,,, suspected to have been held hostage by the Islamist Terrorist group.....

Presidency angry with CDS, Badeh, over Chibok girls’ sighting claim

By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, has reportedly incurred the wrath of the Presidency over his claim that the military has sighted the 270 girls seized from the dormitory by Boko Haram terrorists last month. President Jonathan, it was learnt Wednesday, was unhappy with the claim by the defence chief, which he considers as a breach of military tactics capable of hindering the move to free the children, who have been in the kidnappers’ den for the seven weeks running. Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh and President Jonathan A top Presidency source told Vanguard last night that the Jonathan considered the CDS claim as an unnecessary outburst, which could frustrate ongoing efforts by the multinational team currently in the country to salvage the girls. The source, which did not want to be quoted because he was not authorised to speak to the press on the matter, said President Jonathan was still at a loss as to why Badeh made the statement at a time he was expected to be more cautious over the contentious issue, which is generating interest across the globe. “Indeed the President is really upset over the claim and we do not know what will happen,” the source said but did not give further details. Vanguard further learnt that the claim by the CDS was the subject of analysis during the weekly security meeting between security chiefs and the President last Monday. Badeh had during a solidarity rally organised by the Citizens Initiative for Security Awareness, led by its National Coordinator, Mr. Chidi Omeze, outside the Defence Headquarters, Abuja on Monday, said that the military was aware of the location of the Chibok girls and that something was being done to free them. Badeh said: “The good news for the girls is that we know where they are but we cannot tell you, we cannot come and tell you military secrets here. Just leave us alone, we are working, we would get the girls back.” He stated, “We want our girls back; we want our girls back; we can do it, our military can do it but where they are held, can we go with force? “If we go with force, what will happen? So nobody should come and say the Nigerian military does not know what it is doing. We know what we are doing; we can’t go and kill our girls in the name of trying to get them back. So we are working,” he said. The Chairman Senate Committee on Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, has also slammed Badeh over the claim, saying that it was unnecessary in counterproductive to the current move to free the children and reunite them with their parents.

‘Hooligans’ attack #BringBackOurGirls protesters

ABUJA (AFP) – Scores of young men armed with bottles and stones on Wednesday attacked women protesters staging a demonstration over the plight of Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram, an activist said. Hadiza Bala Usman, a leader of the #BringBackOurGirls Movement, told AFP that the men beat some of the protesters with chairs and bottles. “We were attacked by a group of hooligans,” she said. “Some of them attacked our heads with chairs.” An AFP cameraman covering the protest said his tripod was destroyed by the group, which appeared intent on blocking the demonstration. Photos of smashed plastic chairs from the demonstration were posted on Twitter. Some of the men were carrying posters in support of President Goodluck Jonathan, Usman said, but there was no immediate evidence connecting them to the Nigerian leader or the ruling party. Some groups have claimed that the kidnapping crisis has been sensationalised to embarass Jonathan. Usman also accused the police of watching the violence unfold but doing nothing. “We are women. How could the police just watch and do nothing?” she said. “They came to tell us that we should move away because more hooligans were coming. How can a Nigerian policeman tell us they cannot protect us?” The Bring Back Our Girls movement has held rallies in Abuja and other Nigerian cities demanding the release of more than 200 schoolgirls who were kidnapped on April 14 in Chibok, northeastern Borno state. Since Monday, some groups opposing the rallies have assembled at the main protest site but there had been no previous reports of violence. “We wrote to the inspector general of police about this problem,” Usman told AFP, adding that the protesters had received assurances that they would be protected. “We refuse to be intimidated,” she said, insisting that despite the violence, the rallies would continue.

Manchester United owner Glazer dead – Offical

Manchester United owner Malcolm Irving Glazer (born May 25, 1928) an American businessman and sports team owner is dead, official said Malcolm Glazer, the owner of English Premier League giants Manchester United and American football team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died Wednesday, it was announced. “The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are saddened to announce the passing of Owner/President Malcolm Glazer earlier this morning at the age of 85,” a statement on the Buccaneers website said. “A dynamic business leader, Glazer helped mold the Buccaneers into a model franchise and one respected league-wide.” Glazer purchased Manchester United in 2005, controversially saddling the world famous club with hundreds of millions of dollars in debt in a leveraged buyout. Glazer’s stewardship of United has coincided with a glut of silverware — including five Premier League crowns and the 2008 Champions League title — and has also been the subject of sustained anger from Manchester United’s fan base. Fans have complained that Glazer’s ownership model has forced United to spend millions of pounds servicing the club’s debt — money which could have been spent on the transfer budget. Glazer, 85, passed away early Wednesday, a statement on the Buccaneers website said. More details soon