Troops Finally Capture Boko Haram Leader And Killed 60 Insurgents In Konduga

Military sources informed PRNigeria that the terrorists’ leader whose name is still being kept a secret was captured after the second but more fierce battle waged by the insurgents to capture the town following their earlier routing by the military.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014 was a particularly bad day for stubborn Boko Haram terrorists operating in the North East as they lost scores of their members during repeated attempts to enter Konduga, about 70 kilometres to Maiduguri.

Lesbian executed for starving girlfriend's 9yr old son to death

 Lisa Coleman (above), 38, was pronounced dead at 6:23pm today in Huntsville, Texas. She had been on death row for the past eight years, after being convicted of the 2004 death of her girlfriend's 9yr old son, Davontae Williams (below after the cut) who had been beaten and bound, and whose body bore more than 250 scars when officials discovered him on July 26, 2004. He had also been starved, weighing a mere 35 pounds at the time of his death.

Witnesses said Coleman appeared to be at peace with the execution on Wednesday telling her jailers: 'I'm ready. I know where I'm going.

 I'm not bitter, just ready'. She then smiled and blew kisses at the supporters gathered at her execution and said 'God bless you all'. Her last words were directed at her fellow inmate, Darlie Routier. 'Tell them I finished strong.' Coleman was given a lethal injection at 6pm and was pronounced dead at 6:23pm. No one showed up to represent the victim, Davontae.

South African Coach Nabbed At Lagos Airport For Drugs

A 38-year old South African Football coach, Steven Darlugar has been arrested by the men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, for trying to smuggle drug out of Nigeria to South Africa.

Sadly, Darlugar said they promised to pay him $6,000 if he succeeded in smuggling the drugs.

Arsenal weigh up Yobo and Lugano

Arsenal are believed to be weighing up a move for free agents Joseph Yobo and Diego Lugano as Arsene Wenger looks to plug the holes in his defence.

The Gunners’ frail squad was exposed this week as they had to field youngster Hector Bellerin in Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund, with Mathieu Debuchy, Nacho Monreal and Calum Chambers all unavailable through injury and illness.

Gutierrez: Sagna tackle may have saved my life

Jonas Gutierrez has revealed a sensational story of how a challenge from Bacary Sagna led to the diagnosis of his testicular cancer, possibly saving his life.

The Newcastle midfielder has this week opened up about his battle with the illness, for which he is currently undergoing chemotherapy after having his left testicle removed in his native Argentina.

And Gutierrez has disclosed details of how the diagnosis came about following a tackle from then-Arsenal player Bacary Sagna.

Ozil's attitude slammed by Michael Ballack

Mesut Ozil has come under fire from Arsenal fans following the Gunners’ defeat to Borussia Dortmund and his week just got a bit worse after being criticised by former Germany captain Michael Ballack.

Ozil was one of several players, including skipper Mikel Arteta, to feel the wrath of the Arsenal faithful after Tuesday’s 2-0 loss.

Wenger: 'Not signing Ronaldo for Arsenal is my biggest regret'

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that not signing Cristiano Ronaldo when he had the chance is the biggest regret of his managerial career, with the Frenchman admitting that he was ‘so close’ to making the Real Madrid star a Gunner before he joined Manchester United.

Ronaldo had a lot of potential suitors before he left Sporting Lisbon for Old Trafford in 2003, and Wenger conceded that not getting to the Portuguese before his Premier League rivals still eats away at him.

Nigerian Troops kill 200 Boko Haram terrorists

ABUJA—No fewer than 200 members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, were reportedly killed, yesterday, in a  battle with soldiers of 7 Division, Nigerian Army when the sect members in their hundreds attempted to launch attack on Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.

Also, more than six vehicles including an armoured tank with Arabic inscription; Rocket-Propelled Launchers, anti-aircraft guns, assorted number of AK-47 rifles with ammunition were recovered from the terrorists by the troops.

Man sells wife to ritual killers for N800,000

Plateau State Police Command has paraded a man who had sold his wife to ritual killers for N800,000 in his bid to get rich quick.

State Police commissioner, Nasiru Oki who paraded revealed that one Maimako Shephang of Kwalla village in Shendam local government area of the state had in August this year, at about 3.00pm lured his wife who was identified as Agnes to the bush and on getting there, handed over her to two masked men.