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Troops of the Nigerian army operating in Bama axis on a fighting patrol have cleared Boko Haram terrorists out of Aulari general area located within the Sambisa forest. A soldier pointing at solar panel at one of the camps. According to a statement issued by Colonel Sani Usman, the director of army public relations, the troops cleared all the four camps located within the area: Faldan, Kidiziromari, Kuroshini, Kurumari and Ngulda. During the military operation one member of the Boko Haram sect was killed while trying to escape and about 31 people were rescued from the insurgents.

The 27-year-old singer has cut just ONE thing from her diet which has helped her to shed the pounds WENN Adele has cut out tea from her diet Adele looked noticeably thinner on The X Factor as she performed at the live final at the weekend. The 27-year-old star, who also debuted a new sleek hair 'do, has reportedly cut one important thing from her diet - tea. Despite being filmed pouring one in her music video for Hello (remember the water went in before the tea bag *shudder*) - the star has revealed she doesn't drink it at all anymore.

The Blues are teetering just above the relegation zone after tonight's loss to Leicester and the internet is absolutely loving their plight Though Chelsea's troubles have been rumbling on for some time now, tonight's loss to Leicester feels like a particular low for the team. The Blues looked second best for the entire first half of the vital clash at the King Power Stadium, while they were profligate at best in the forty-five minutes that followed. The result is a disastrous one for Jose Mourinho's men and leaves them hovering just above the drop zone.

Madonna lashed out at fans after turning up to the Manchester Arena an hour later than scheduled  Madonna hit out at fans who complained about her taking to the Manchester Arena stage an hour late. The singer launched an angry rant at fans who booed her after she was delayed on stage because of a problem with the video system in the arena, reports the Manchester Evening News . She explained her lateness in a foul mouthed rant at the crowd saying: "The video crashed. We had no video and we had to wait until we could reboot. No selfish diva b**** reason. If you diva b****es want to keep complaining about it don't come to my show."

The former Electoral Commissioner of Nigeria, Prof. Attahiru Jega says Nigeria has set the bar for a free and fair election, and challenged Ghana to beat it. The West African neighbours have been rivalries in the field of soccer, but the retired commissioner is asking both countries to extend the rivalries to democratic elections. Speaking at a lecture organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs to mark its 25th anniversary, Prof. Jega noted that all eyes were on Nigeria in March 2015 when it went to the polls. Nigeria did not disappoint as it staged a very successful, peaceful, free, fair and credible elections, he observed.

\ Senator Bukola Saraki Nigeria’s Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki has again clarified that the alleged plans by the Senate to gag the social media was not true. Speaking on Monday in Abuja while declaring open Implementation of Guidelines on Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Young Persons organized by Women Arise he said that the public got the information wrong.

Following increased pressure on revenue and the expenditure profile, the Federal Government has finally yielded to domestic and international pressures to remove fuel subsidy. This is coming as crude oil prices hit a seven-year low with global reference crude, West Texas Intermediate and Brent trading yesterday at $34.7 and $36.7 per barrel respectively, effectively disrupting Nigeria’s $38 per barrel benchmark for 2016 budget. The crash has resulted into about N1.45 trillion shortfall in the value of the projected oil output in the international market based on production target increased in the 2016 plan to 2.2 million barrel per day (mbpd), up from actual 1.9 mbpd in 2015.

The two met back in 2008 while shooting a ‘Star Wars’ parody sketch together for a wacky unaired Comedy Central pilot. We have all, over the past several months, felt a great resurgence in the Force. There have been ads—so, so many ads—to the tune of $66 million and rising . Carrie Fisher and her hilarious, tongue-tied bulldog have won our hearts . Harrison Ford hasn’t looked this happy-go-lucky since the second half of Working Girl. And Joseph Gordon-Levitt graced a red carpet dressed as Yoda . This is all the fault of Disney, whose insanely anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh installment in George Lucas’s space opera franchise, hits theaters Dec. 18. The series is now being steered by J.J. Abrams, and box office prognosticators think the movie could open to $300 million in North America, which would annihilate the $208.8 million record set by Jurassic World earlier this year.

Lionel Messi led FC Barcelona to their second treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League in just six years. Lionel Messi guided FC Barcelona to their fifth La Liga title. © AFP Madrid: Barcelona turned around a terrible start to 2015 to end the year as the undisputed kings of Spanish football once more having sealed a second treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League in just six years. The Catalans lost their first game of the year to former Manchester United manager David Moyes's Real Sociedad, sparking an internal crisis at the club.

PLUS: Chelsea will resume a long-talked about pursuit of John Stones in January while another midfielder could be set for the exit doors David Price All will be fine: Wenger could be tempted into the transfer market after being drawn Barcelona yesterday Leicester returned to the top of the Premier League last night after easing past out-of-form Chelsea last night. Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez were the heroes once again to help the Foxes back to the summit. Arsenal leapfrogged Manchester City in the table following Sunday's win over struggling Aston Villa.