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Soldiers in the northern Nigerian city of Kano killed four suspected members of Boko Haram Islamist sect in a raid on their hideout on Sunday, an army spokesman said. “We carried out an operation today on a terrorists hideout…where we killed four of them and arrested many after a prolonged shootout,” Lieutenant Iweha Ikedichi told AFP. Troops from military special ...

A top surgeon set an unconscious patient on fire during an operation after sparks from his electronic scalpel caused an ‘explosion.’ Enrique Ruiz suffered second degree burns on his neck and chest before medics were able to put out the blaze, the New York Post reported. New York’s Lincoln Hospital are accused of trying to cover up the incident after ...

It seems the last has not been heard of threats from the radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Earlier this week, the group made a threat to attack the offices and staff of some media houses via YouTube. It threatened to attack Punch, Daily Sun, Vanguard, Guardian, Nation, Tribune, and National Accord soon and warned Leadership, Daily Trust, Peoples Daily and ...

By Premium Times On Saturday, Rashidi Yekini, Nigeria’s goal king and legendary striker had the ball not on his feet, but by his side as he lay wrapped in white linen at the start of a journey that ended a career that spanned decades, and gave joy to millions of fans around the world. He will never thump that ball ...

Osama Bin Laden urged followers not to ‘waste our effort’ with attacks on Britain, but to focus exclusively on defeating America. He plotted to bring down a plane carrying President Barack Obama, claiming it would mean the accession of Vice-President Joe Biden, who was “utterly unprepared” for the job. The revelations emerged in a cache of letters and documents recovered ...