Nigerian Air Force deploys additional platforms to North West. (Photos)

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed additional platforms to the North West region of Nigeria to reinforce the on-going operation against cattle rustling, armed robbery and kidnapping in the area. The new deployment, comprises of fixed and rotary wing aircraft to complement those deployed earlier for the operation in the state.

Addressing press men during his operational visit to 119 Forward Operations Base (FOB), Sokoto, Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Mshl Sadique Abubakar, stated that the additional re-enforcement of platforms in the North region, was to tackle the on-going threat that cattle rustling has currently pose to Northerners, pointing out that Zamfara State in particular, has been faced with series of serious security challenges as a result of this, hence the need to take drastic steps to curb the situation in the area.

Photos from the Funeral of former IGP, Etim Okon Inyang

Former Inspector General of Police, Sir Etim Okon Inyang, who died on in Lagos Monday September 26th, was laid to rest in his home village of Ikpoto Oro, Akwa Ibom State Saturday November 26th. The funeral had in attendance the state governor, Udom Emmanuel and the IG of Police, Idris Ibrahim. More photos after the cut...

Donald Trump blasts the Green Party and Hilary Clinton for election recount, says it's a scam

President-elect Donald Trump blasted the election recount on Saturday, calling it "a scam" and "ridiculous" adding that Hillary Clinton had already conceded. He said the fundraising ploy by the Green Party and its nominee, Jill Stein was just a way to make some money.

He said:

"This recount is just a way for Jill Stein, who received less than one percent of the vote overall and wasn't even on the ballot in many states, to fill her coffers with money, most of which she will never even spend on this ridiculous recount."

Jill Stein was the presidential candidate for the Green Party. She had a fundraising where she requested $2.5million for the election recount in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and fortunately raised over $5 million online for the recount in Wisconsin, which may begin some time next week. Then she raised her target to $7million saying that she needed the extra funds for her lawyers.

After Trump complained about the recount, he went on his twitter page and wrote:

Victor Moses on fire as Chelsea comes back from goal down to defeat Tottenham 2-1 (photos)

Nigerian winger Victor Moses scored Chelsea's winner against London rivals Tottenham on Saturday night after Chelsea suffered a scare, after conceding from a Christian Eriksen effort in the first half.

Eriksen shocked Antonio Conte's men in the 11th minute with a thunderous drive, but Chelsea had other plans for the visitors as Pedro equalized with a curling effort before half time.

Abducted former Foreign Affairs minister, Bagudu Hirse, regains his freedom

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bagudu Hirse, who was kidnapped in Kaduna state on Sunday November 20th, has regained his freedom six days after his abduction. Hirse was rescued by security operatives in Kaduna state this morning.

Confirming this development, the spokesman of the Kaduna Police Command, Aliyu Usman, said he was hale and hearty when he was rescued and has been reunited with his family.

Usman added that no ransom was paid to secure his release. Hirse was abducted by three masked men outside the home of President Buhari’s nephew, Mamman Daura, at Inuwa Road in Kaduna Metropolis.

Human Rights lawyer, Fred Agbaje, dies in London

Frontline Human Rights lawyer and activist, Fred Agbaje, has died. He died today November 26th at a London hospital. Family sources say he had been in coma for close to two weeks before eventually passing on today. Unfortunately, he wasn't made a SAN before he died. May his soul rest in peace Amen.

Hilary Clinton campaign announces it will join vote recount efforts

Read the report from CNN below...

Hillary Clinton's campaign said Saturday it will take part in efforts to push for recounts in several key states, joining with Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who has raised millions of dollars to have votes counted again in Wisconsin.

But, in a post on Medium, Marc Elias, the campaign's counsel, said the campaign's own investigation has not uncovered any evidence of hacking of voting systems.

 

In the campaign's most detailed comments to date on the recount, Elias wrote that while the campaign was not going to contest the results itself, it has decided now to take part in the effort to "ensure that it is fair to all sides."

But President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday dismissed the recount and said that "the election is over."