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Dozens of emaciated-looking Boko Haram members begging for food have surrendered in northeast Nigeria, the military and a civilian self-defense fighter said Wednesday. Seventy-six people including children and women gave themselves up to soldiers last Saturday in Gwoza, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Maiduguri, according to a senior officer. All are being detained at military headquarters in Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram and currently the command center of the war against the Islamic extremists, according to the officer. He insisted on anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to journalists.

14 year old Ese Rita Oruru, the Bayelsa born girl child who was abducted by Yunusa Dahiru, alias Yellow but rescued by the Police in Kano, has been discovered to be about 5 months pregnant, very reliable sources have told Vanguard. Freed Ese Oruru at Police Headquarters, Abuja, yesterday. Consequently, it was gathered that the white Hijab dress she wore on her arrival from Kano on Tuesday, was used to cover the pregnancy even though her physical condition and looks created a suspicion. It was told that the condition in which Police authorities discovered about Ese that informed the IGP, Solomon Arase’s directive that she should be handed over to the Gender and Child Protection Unit and later, a team from the Medical Department of the Force to carry out a comprehensive medical examination of the girl-child at the Police Medical Facility in Area 1, Garki.

  Nollywood actors Bimbo Akintola and Francis Duru, last Sunday, visited Internally Displaced People camps in Maiduguri. See more pics after the cut.......

It appears the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), have decided on Sredojevic Milutin alias Micho, to become the new permanent coach of the Super Eagles. The NFF, have already opened talks with the Serbian, who is currently working as coach of Uganda’s national team since the African Nations Championship in January this year. Technical Committee chairman, Chris Green, met with Micho in Rwanda and it is believed that the former Rwanda and Orlando Pirates manager, will be heading to Nigeria, when the two-match mandate given to Samson Siasia and his assistants expires.

Former Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Jimi Agbaje on Tuesday insisted that he won the State 2015 Governorship poll. While addressing party members at the PDP’s secretariat in Lagos ahead of the party’s forthcoming congresses and national convention, Abgaje stated that he was plunged into debt after the election. “Some members were annoyed because those monies meant for the elections were not given to them to prosecute the last polls. I am angry too because the PDP won the last election in the state but was denied victory. I finish election, na gbese, I carry for head,” Agbaje said. He however urged the members to move past the lost and channel their strength towards rebuilding the party.

There is an ongoing pandemonium in Oshodi area of Lagos as hoodlums were destroying properties and causing widespread fears in the area. Hoodlums also known as ‘area boys’ were said to have regrouped at Brown Street, Oshodi, and later unleashed mayhem in the area. They reportedly destroyed properties at Bolade Bus stop. See more pics.....

  A Texas mum, Shauna Lee Bennett was arrested Saturday after the police were called by neighbours who noticed that her 3 year old daughter had been left alone by herself in the house. When the Police arrived at the house, they said the toddler looked dirty, was covered in red bumps and kept saying she was hungry and at one point told the Police "I need a beer," reports CBS affiliate KOSA. One of he officers who responded to the call said: