Al Shabaab Islamist militants shot dead a government official in Mogadishu on Wednesday and, in a separate attack, bombed an African Union troop convoy outside the capital, police and a spokesman for the group said

The Defence Headquarters yesterday said that troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents have destroyed ”seven additional terrorists’ camps … as more terrorists also died in the ongoing onslaught to flush them out of Sambisa forest.” A statement signed by the Director of Defence Information, DDI, Major General Chris Olukolade, also said that ”additional 25 women and children were rescued in the process.”

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has fixed May 21 for further hearing in a suit against Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, over the termination of the appointment of 110 staff. Justice Peter Lifu (JP) gave the ruling on Wednesday. The suit was instituted against ABU, the Federal Ministry of Education and the Attorney-General of the Federation in December 2012 over the termination of the claimants’ employment between 1996 to 1999.

Malam Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero on Wednesday assumed duty in Lagos as the new Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA). He took over from the former managing director, Malam Habib Abdullahi at a brief handover ceremony at the NPA headquarters office in Marina. Bayero was appointed as the new Managing Director of the Authority on April 29. In a brief address, the new managing director said he hoped to work at his best with the staff for the benefit of the nation.

Al Shabaab Islamist militants shot dead a government official in Mogadishu on Wednesday and, in a separate attack, bombed an African Union troop convoy outside the capital, police and a spokesman for the group said. Abdifatah Barre, the Deputy District Commissioner of Mogadishu’s Wadajir district, was shot dead in his car.

On May 9, the national senior female football team, Super Falcons and their Malian counterparts will lock horns in an all-important 2016 Olympic Games qualifying match at the National Stadium, Abuja. Both teams have become familiar foes having met during the qualifying matches of the 11th All Africa Games (AAG) in September at which the Super Falcons won 9-1 on aggregate.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday in Kaduna presented certificate of return to 33 members-elect for the Kaduna State House Assembly. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Alhaji Hussaini Mahuta, presented the certificate to the legislators-elect. Mahuta advised them to always abide by the constitution and fulfill the campaign promises they made to their people.

“it is imperative that the peace being enjoyed in the Niger Delta is sustained for economic prosperity of the country; because the amnesty programme has doused tension among youths in the region.

“This is a clear case of impersonation as the governor-elect will never ask anyone for money in this way. Anyone that receives this kind of email request should know it is not from Malam El-Rufai but fraudulent elements. “The case has been reported to Hotmail and the relevant law enforcement agencies for further necessary action,’’ it stated.

The Special Task Force (STF) keeping the peace in Plateau said it had recovered two bodies, out of the three missing soldiers at Kurmi, a border village between Taraba and Plateau. STF spokesman, Capt. Iweha ikedichi, said this on Wednesday in an interview with newsmen in Wase. On April 28, a militia group alleged killed six soldiers at Kurmi village, and three others went missing.

Gov. Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State has promised full implementation of the recommendations of the committee set up to investigate the recent collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Kano metropolis. He made the pledge while receiving the report of the committee on Wednesday in Kano. The governor was represented at the occasion by the Commissioner of Works, Housing and Transport, Alhaji Abba Yusuf.

An indigene of Borno, Mallam Hassan Umar, who is on an historic walk from Lagos to Maiduguri, has arrived Ilorin, the Kwara capital. Umar had embarked on the trip to celebrate the victory of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 general elections. Umar, who spoke to newsmen in Ilorin, reminded youths of the need to shun violence while channelling their energy toward promoting the country’s democratic process.

Conservative defence minister Michael Fallon said Miliband was willing to “stab the United Kingdom in the back” to become prime minister, in reference to the prospect of a post-election Labour deal with the Scottish National Party.

Pope Francis on Wednesday formally gave his blessing to the canonisation of Junipero Serra, an 18th-century missionary credited with evangelising California at a high price for native Americans. The pontiff had already announced that he would be declaring the Spanish-born Serra a saint at a mass in Washington DC during his visit to the United States in September.

Former Green Eagles goalkeeper, Emmanuel Okala and other soccer fans in Anambra have expressed worries over the yet-to-be concluded Football Association (FA) Cup in the state. They described the situation as not too good for football development in the state in an interview with newsmen but expressed the hope that it would not recur.