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Chibok abduction: US deploys surveillance aircraft over Nigeria to find missing school girls

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                                                   As part of its effort to facilitate the release of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, the United States has deployed surveillance aircraft across Nigeria. This was made known by a Senior Administration Official to President Barak Obama on Monday. According to the report, Washington has sent military, law-enforcement and development experts to Nigeria to help search for the missing girls who were whisked away by the Boko Haram sect on April 14. “We have shared commercial satellite imagery with Nigeria and are flying manned ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) assets over Nigeria with the government’s permission,” the U.S. official said. State Department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki disclosed on Monday while briefing newsmen that the U.S. was providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnassance support. She said U.S. teams on ground “are digging in on the search and coordinating closely with the Nigerian government as

Davido: Immigration Officers extorted me

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                                  The Nigerian Immigration Service has denied Davido claim that it officials attempted to export the music star upon travelling to London, England. NIS Public Reations Officrs Emeka Obua said the star did not provide his Nigerian Passport upon arrival at the Murtala Mohammed International airport, The star reportedly forgot his passport at home and only presented officials with his US passport. The NIS said the star returned the next day with the correct identification and embarked on his trip.

Will.i.am on a Twitter rant after airport lounge ejection

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                      A US airline is unrepentant after kicking rapper will.i.am out of its first class lounge. The Voice coach says he was asked to leave United Airlines' Global First Lounge after staff said his membership card was fake. The Black Eyed Peas member took to Twitter to rant about the airline. "#unitedAIRLINES is the worse. Im a member & I have my card to prove it. but they tell me my card is fake & kick me out the lounge #ouch," the rapper tweeted after the incident. He then posted a picture of the sign at the front of the club and said "Ha ha ha I got kick out the club...#unitedCLUBsucks [sic]". The Twitter outrage continued when will.i.am photographed a chair next to a bin at the airport, joking that he would make that his airport lounge.

Actress Victoria Inyama returns to Nollywood

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                                     Actress Victoria Inyama is set to make a return to the screen after years of silence, Inyama left the scene when she she got married and relocated to London, and she can now boast of three kids. In thepast, she has worked with the likes of Kate Henshaw, Encharia Anunobi, Sandra Achums and Regina Askia, Gangster Paradise,Glamour Boys and The Cross among others in the 1990s.

Nigerian Immigration responds to Davido's harassment claim

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The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has responded to claims by Davido that he was harassed by officials of the side at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos on his way to London. The NIS said Davido presented a US passport without a Nigerian visa, but was told that the passport cannot admit him into the country he was heading  to. Davido however claimed to have forgotten his Nigerian passport at home, and was asked to produce it before he could be allowed to travel. If you missed the full gist read it here   chidexboy.blog  .