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Boko Haram: 3 soldiers reportedly killed, others missing as 100 terrorists fail to seize military base

Nigeria’s war on terror continues.

Rotimi Akinola: President Muhammadu Buhari’s body language threatens my patriotism

Tell me, why should I continue to be a patriotic Nigerian?

Ivory Coast: Protesting soldiers “seize three cities over unpaid salaries”

It’s unclear if the ex-soldiers have other motives. Reports say serving soldiers have broken ranks to join the mutiny.

“Rakiya’s rescue keeps hope alive for remaining Chibok girls” – Buhari

President Buhari also commends the military for the diligent investigation which led to the recovery of Rakiya.

Rakiyat Gali: BBOG confirms identity of newly found Chibok girl

“She is the 24th to return out of 219 missing #ChibokGirls,” the group said.

BREAKING: Another Chibok girl found, Nigerian military confirms

Her name is Rakiya Abubakar.

Lagos: “Swim inside that gutter!” – Soldiers order transport worker after driver delayed travel by 18 hours

This happened after the driver allegedly locked and abandoned the officers in the bus overnight.

Rivers: Soldiers kill notorious gang leader identified as “Jungle Boy”

He was shot dead with two other gangsters.

Nigeria: Desperate IDP kid beats camp security to gather spilled beans for starving mother

“As I enter the gate, I see a boy sieving beans from the sand; he has his way past the security to do this. I walk to him, go on one knee and ask him, what he wants to do with the beans and he says, he wants to take it to his mother because they do not have food. I am broken.”

Nigerian soldiers rue giving Boko Haram ransom for Chibok girls, fear for safety

Some top military men are dissatisfied with the government’s tactics, attributing the increase in attacks and kidnaps of soldiers to the recent ransom received by Boko Haram for Chibok girls.