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Metele attack : Surviving soldiers send SOS to Buhari Report reaching us says that the some of the Nigeria soldiers who survived the attack by Boko Haram on the military formation in Metele have sent an SOS to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to probe the quality of weapons procured by the military authorities and save them from further avoidable deaths. In a video sent to journalists in Maiduguri, the soldiers accused the military authorities of providing them with obsolete weapons, which they said are grossly inadequate to effectively confront the insurgents in the ongoing counter insurgency campaign in the Northeast. Soldiers killed in Somali’s suicide bombing In the amateur video footage, the soldiers also levelled allegations against the military authorities accusing them of negligence which resulted into the death of scores of their colleagues in a series of attacks coordinated by the Albarnawi faction of the Boko Haram at Metele in Guzamala Local Government ...

“If you are not ready to hear the truth, don’t come to my palace Again!” •Attacks OBJ: You are the major problem of Nigeria By Dolapo Majekodunmi Oba  Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos, in this interview, speaks on the state of the nation among other issues. Excerpts: Oba Akiolu How did you emerge as the Oba of Lagos? Any genuine prince from the day he is born has an ultimate aim to ascend the throne. Any prince that does not aspire to become a king may be impure. The Bible says many are called but few are chosen. The person who God chooses should operate with the fear of God, absolute discipline and honesty. The welfare of his subjects and all should be paramount to him. He should   also be a no-nonsense person. He should not fear anybody, no matter how highly placed the person may be, he should be able to say the truth at all times. That is the way I operate. The same respect I give to labourers, I also give to billionaires. With all that is going on in this count...