Adamawa villagers today killed 70 Boko Haram men searching for food

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, no fewer than 70 members of Boko Haram were killed today May 16th by members of a vigilante group in the Madagali town of Adamawa state and captured seven alive who they handed over to the police. 

 

The vigilantes reportedly acted after they were tipped off by a local food vendor that the militants were coming to get food before heading out for a major operation to raid villages in the area, usually carried out at night.

Photo : Another Boko Haram Member was Captured in Prophet TB Joshua’s Church?

According to Ihechukwu Njoku, the freelance Nigerian journalist that sent me the mail, nearing the end of the service yesterday, during the time Joshua’s ‘Wise Men’ were ministering ‘deliverance’ to people, an aggressive young man dressed in a shabby suit was ushered forward. 

Ambali wants indigenous culture sustained

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has called on elders in the society to ensure the sustenance of the nation's traditions and ways of life by inculcating our rich cultural values in the younger generation.
Prof. Ambali made the call last Wednesday (May 7, 2014) when he received the popular Yoruba folklorist and renowned Ijala poet, Chief Alabi Ogundepo, who visited him in his office, pointing out that “our culture and ways of life would soon become history if conscious steps are not taken to pass them on to our children.”
Chief Ogundepo, who is also the Gbobaniyi of Shaki, Oyo State, and Chief Executive Officer of Alabi Ogundepo Kultural Organization (AOKO), Osogbo, was in the University at the instance of the Department of the Performing Art for a three-day dance training workshop it held for its undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Breaking: Purported video from Boko Haram shows kidnapped girls

Just watch this on CNN. According to a CNN breaking news report, a new video purportedly showing at least 100 of the abducted Chibok girls has been obtained by AFP. The purported Boko Haram 27-minute video shows the girls alive and together, wearing Islamic Hijab headdress and reciting portions of the Quran. Those who said they have seen the video, including CNN reporters, say it seems the girls were speaking under duress.

In the video, Boko Haram leader Shekau said he's willing to exchange the girls for its members in prison. The timeline of when the video was shot is unknown. (the video has not been released yet)