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Nigeria’s army says it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women during a military operation against Boko Haram militants. The offensive took place in the Sambisa Forest, in the northeast of the country, and destroyed three militant camps there, the army said on its Twitter account.

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho, has stated that the owner of the club, Roman Abramovich, is not worried over the boring football many people criticize the club over. According to him, the Russian billionaire came into the dressing room to hug the players, after a goalless draw at Arsenal put them within five points of the Premier League title. “Mr Abramovich is very happy. I saw him with the players in the dressing room after the game,” he said.

Oil mogul and National Coordinator of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), Ifeanyi Uba, in this interview with journalists in Abuja, bares his mind on the outcome of the 2015 general elections, the impact of the TAN activities, among other national issues. Assistant Editor, JOE NWANKWO, who was there, captured some of the excerpts. Many commentators are of the view that Ndigbo put all their eggs in one basket by solely supporting President Goodluck Jonathan. Now that Jonathan has lost, how do you see the life of Ndigbo in the opposition? The Igbo voting for Jonathan was not unexpected. Ndigbo had quite a number of opportunities in his administration.

Floyd Mayweather says returning to Rocky Balboa-style “throwback training” pushed him to the limit ahead of his super-fight against Manny Pacquiao. The unbeaten American meets Pacquiao, 36, in Las Vegas on Saturday in a bout expected to be the richest in history. “I have to go back to where it all started from. I have to go back to day one. Chopping wood, it’s the best for you,” said 38-year-old Mayweather.

Stephen Keshi is expected to resume his new 2-year contract as Super Eagles’ head coach without assistant coaches. Although his employer, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has since announced changes in the backroom staff, namely, the team’s Media Officer, Equipment Manager and Coordinator, the Abuja Glass House has not made any pronouncement on coaches to work with the Eagles’ manager, and is not in a hurry to do so.

Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria on Saturday, April 25 unveiled the top 12 contestants of its on-going Nigerian Idol Season V at the Dream Studios, Bamako Estate, Omole in Lagos.

John Obi Mikel’s agent has reacted to speculations linking the Chelsea midfielder with a transfer to European champions Real Madrid in the summer transfer market. John Obi Mikel Rumours at home and abroad claim the Nigeria international could be heading to the Santiago Bernabéu as replacement for Sami Khedira, who is set to bring down the curtain on his career with Los Blancos in the next two months. When asked to confirm the story, John Shittu refused to deny or confirm the reports, saying that his client still has a valid contract with Chelsea.