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Zulum Tasks Nigerian Military To Take War To Boko Haram’s Enclaves
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EditorThe Chairman Northeast Governors’ Forum and Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum said for Nigeria to get rid of insurgency, there is need for the military to take the war to enclaves of insurgents who are not willing to surrender.
Zulum made the call at the opening session of the 6th meeting of the forum held in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, where he gave an overview of the forum’s activities, and reaffirmed the forum’s commitment to ensuring peace and stability of the geo-political zone.
The chairman noted that recent development in the fight against terrorism has indicated the beginning of the end to the insurgency in the northeast region.
The chairman added that unless Boko Haram is brought to an end, there will be impediments to the overall growth and development of all the six states.
Zulum, however, called on the military to intensify operations to free the zone of terror.
“I want to call on the Nigerian military to reach into the enclaves of the insurgents (who are not ready to lay down their arms), we must pursue them. For us to get rid of this crisis, we have to ensure that the remnants of the insurgents are pursued to their enclaves and neutralized”, Zulum urged.
In his welcome address, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state affirmed his commitment to the objectives of the forum.
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He spoke on the security situation, the military’s progress and the need for all stakeholders to sustain their collaboration in the fight against insurgents.
Buni, therefore, listed some gains being recorded by his administration and promised to continue in that direction in line with the vision of the northeast governors forum.
After the ceremonial opening, the Governors left the banquet hall for a closed door meeting, during which they will listen to some reports and discuss issues of security, power, interventions by the North-East Development Commission, among others.
A communique with some resolutions, is expected later tonight at the end of the meeting.
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Man Sets Self On Fire Outside Trump Trial Venue
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April 19, 2024By
EditorA man set himself on fire Friday outside the court where Donald Trump is standing trial in Manhattan, with officers rushing to extinguish the flames.
Burning clothes were strewn in the park, which was locked down by authorities, while ambulances lined up nearby on standby, an AFP correspondent at the scene saw, describing a strong smell of burning chemicals.
The scene unfolded moments after the full panel of 12 jurors and six alternates was selected for the trial of the former president in a hush money cover-up case.
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“A male did light himself on fire outside of the Supreme Courthouse. We’re still gathering details from the field,” said a New York Police Department spokesman.
The fire department did not respond to a request for comment, but media reported the man had been taken away for medical treatment.
The incident happened in a park opposite the 100 Centre Street courthouse, which has been used by authorities to corral protesters, both pro-Trump and anti-Trump, as well as by some members of the media.
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The park, which is close to several courthouses and other buildings, is a popular local lunch spot.
Trump’s criminal trial, the first of a former president, is being conducted amid tight security in a 15th-floor courtroom swarming with Secret Service officers as well as court police.
New York’s police department had promised a major deployment to ensure the trial passes off safely, with the force’s head of intelligence John Hart calling it a “major challenge.”
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Police Storm Iranian Embassy In Paris After Man ‘In Suicide Vest’ Threatened To Blow Himself Up
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April 19, 2024By
EditorA man has surrendered to police after he reportedly threatened to blow himself up at the Iranian consulate in Paris with a suicide vest.
According to Mail Online, the man gave himself after 2pm, walking out of the consulate with his hands in the air and giving himself over to police at the scene.
‘He had no explosives or weapons on him,’ said a security source. ‘He was placed under arrest immediately and taken away to a secure police station for questioning.’
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Specialist BRI officers continued to swarm around the area, together with sniffer dogs, just in case explosives had been hidden in the area.
‘The security perimeter will be maintained for a while yet,’ said the source.
The individual was for a time holed up inside the building in the French capital’s 16th arrondissement in a room with the ambassador, one report said.
He was said to be wearing an explosive belt and equipped with an object that resembled a grenade, Europe 1 and other sources reported earlier.
The area was cordoned off and evacuated, with a police source saying that an ‘intervention was imminent’.
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This suggested officers had been preparing to storm the building.
‘A witness saw a man enter carrying a grenade or an explosive belt,’ a source told France’s AFP news agency, adding that an elite police unit had been mobilised after the consulate requested an intervention.
‘The man presented him at the consulate, and then removed his coat, to show off an alleged explosives vest,’ another security source said at the scene.
‘He said he was carrying a grenade, and then placed a national flag on the floor. He said he wanted to avenge his brother.’
Police ordered the city’s Metro Line 6 to be interrupted as a safety measure.
Europe 1 reported that the embassy contacted the police requesting assistance, reporting that the man was inside the building. It said he was holed up in a room inside the consulate ‘in the presence of the ambassador’.
There were no reports of an explosion.
The incident came amid increasing tensions between Israel and Iran, with the Jewish state today launching strikes against the Islamic Republic.
This was in response to Iran launching over 300 missiles toward Israel on Saturday, 99 percent of which were intercepted by Israel and its allies.
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Best Airports In Africa For 2024 Named, Nigeria Missing [Full List]
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April 19, 2024By
EditorSkytrax, a UK-based airline and airport review and ranking site has named Cape Town International Airport in South Africa as the best airport in Africa for 2024.
This came after Skytrax conducted a survey from August 2023 until March 2024, in which respondents are polled on a variety of areas, from check-in, arrivals, transfers, shopping, security and immigration, through to departure. Over 100 customer nationalities participated in the survey.
It was also stated that Cape Town airport has the ‘Best airport staff service in Africa’ while Durban King Shaka Airport, which came second, had an additional award for ‘Best regional airport in Africa’.
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Johannesburg’s Tambo International Airport came third, while the Mohammed V International Airport serving Casablanca, Morocco, polled fourth.
At fifth place was Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport in Mauritius, with Morocco making another entry via Menara Airport in Marrakesh for sixth place.
Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport, the hub of Ethiopian Airline, was ranked seventh, while the Kigali International Airport in Rwanda scooped the eight spot.
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Cairo International Airport in Egypt took the ninth position while Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport had the tenth place.
See the full list below for the Best African Airports 2024:
Cape Town
Durban King Shaka
Johannesburg
Casablanca
Mauritius
Marrakech
Addis Ababa
Kigali
Cairo
Nairobi.
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