Bomb attack foiled in Yobe state

A statement from the Nigerian Police below...
On December 16th at about 9:10am, military personnel on Stop and Search along Potiskum Road by Ashaka/Bajoga Junction intercepted one Honda Odyssey vehicle with registration number AT 670 DKA (Yobe) driven by a man later identified as Nuru Fika.

The driver who claimed that the car was faulty requested the security personnel to assist him in pushing the car. But the driver was requested to open the booth for searching which he refused.
The booth was forced opened and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) were discovered there in. The driver took to flight but was arrested after sustaining gunshot wound, he was pronounced dead at the Hospital.

Police EOD team moved to the scene where ten (10) cylinders were recovered from different compartments of the vehicle, all recovered IEDs were safely detonated. State CID Gombe is investigating.

Hoodlums attack church, flog pastor & members, cart away offering

Hoodlums on Friday invaded the Christ Apostolic Church, Pillar of Fire, located at LA primary school area of Akure, the Ondo state capital, during service, destroying properties and carting away the day’s offering.

According to Punch,It was gathered that the attackers, armed with whips and other dangerous weapons, subjected the worshippers and presiding pastor, Pastor Arije, to severe flogging. The reasons for the attack was not immediately known.

Sources feared that a rival Pastor of one of the churches within the area may have sponsored the attack.
Eyewitnesses reported that the hoodlums stormed the premises of the church on motor bikes and destroyed plastic chairs, wall Clock, glass windows and electrical appliances found in the church. The assailants also inflicted varying degrees of injuries on members as they tried to escape the attack.

It was gathered that although policemen came to the rescue, they were also attacked, and those arrested were freed as a result. Police Public Relations Officer, Wole Ogodo, who confirmed the incident, said one of the policemen was stabbed by a broken bottle by the assailants after they were chased to Odopetu in Oke Aro.

Heavy fighting between Boko Haram and Nigeria military at Babangida village of Yobe state

Suspected members of Boko Haram sect are at the moment engaging Nigerian military at Babbangida village, Tarmuwa LGA of Yobe State.

Bruce Jenner and Sons in talks to start their own reality show

Since Bruce Jenner has officially ended his marriage to Kris,he is now said to be gunning for his own reality show alongside his sons.

According to TMZ Bruce Jenner and his boys could be battling the Kardashians for TV ratings -- multiple production companies are interested in inking a deal with Bruce and his clan to do their own show.

Sources close to the situation tell us most of the offers involve shooting, ironically, Kardashian-style -- following Bruce and his 3 sons while they race cars, travel, and just generally bro out. Think "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" ... with a bit more testosterone. No deal's been signed yet. As we've previously reported, Bruce has soured on shooting reality TV.

However, we're told he'd be game for a new opportunity --
where Kris Jenner is NOT the executive producer ... like she is on 'KUWTK.' Bruce is still under contract on that show, so if a Jenner project takes off ... he'd probably have to fight to get out of his E! contract.

Drunk female driver kills 3 in Ibadan

No fewer than three people died on New Year day along Adeoyo State Hospital Road, Ibadan, Oyo State. The three-member family was on Thursday night crushed to death by a Honda Pilot Jeep at about 8:30pm in what could be regarded as a New Year tragedy.

According to Leadership. Ng,Sources said that the family members were having a New Year stride on the street when they met their untimely death.

An eye witness told our correspondent that the Honda Pilot Jeep which was driven by a young woman was on high speed and the woman who appeared to be drunk after killing the trio, rammed into an electric pole. It was gathered that the woman who drove in the company of another woman was in a convoy of other cars when the accident occurred.
It was revealed that cartons of hot drinks and beer were evacuated from the car to another one before the lady and the other woman were taken to the hospital.

Sources further revealed that the corpses of the deceased were later taken to the Adeoyo Hospital mortuary along Ring Road in Ibadan by policemen on patrol. The Honda Pilot Jeep was yesterday taken to the Oluyole Police Station.

Boko Haram abducts 40 people in Borno village

Gunmen abducted 40 male youths from Malari village in a raid earlier this week. Witness Mohammed Zarami said the gunmen arrived at the northeastern village of Malari around 8 p.m. on Wednesday local time, heavily armed but did not fire shots or kill anyone.Zarami told Reuters in the northeast city of Maiduguri, where he had fled to on foot.

"People ran out of their houses in fear but they warned no one should disobey them," "They took away over 40 youths mostly between the ages of 15 to 23. As I am talking to you now, there is no youth in our village," he said.

Another witness, Bulama Muhammad told AFP “They came in pick-up trucks armed with guns and gathered all the men in the village outside the home of the village chief where they preached to us before singling out 40 of our boys and taking them away,”   ‎Malari village lies 20 kilometres (12.5 miles) from the Sambisa forest and close to the town of Gwoza, which the militants captured last June declaring it part of their caliphate.

“My two sons and three nephews were among those taken away by the Boko Haram‎ gunmen and we believe they are going to use them as conscripts,” Muhammad said.

“When we heard of the kidnap of 40 boys in Malari by Boko Haram we decided to leave because we could be the next target,” said Alaramma Babagoni, who fled from the nearby village of Mulgwi.