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  A Nigerian woman was reportedly set upon and brutalised seriously by some men of the Army early this morning in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State. Though the immediate cause of the beating was not known, the woman who is allegedly from Akwa Ibom State, must have offended the soldiers who descended on her and beat her blue black, leaving her with severe marks from their 'koboko', horse whips. "But whatever offence she must have committed, should the military men take laws into their hands and brutalize a woman this way?

Terrorists struck six locations in Paris with gunfire and explosions, killing 153 people and seizing hostages in yet another massacre in France this year. The attacks occurred Friday night as residents and tourists reveled in bars and restaurants. Excited weekend chatter turned into panicked screams as terrorists opened fire at various sites. One of the targets was near a soccer match as France played world champion Germany. Terrified fans huddled together and streamed onto the field after the blasts . Others hugged. At the Bataclan, a concert hall where most of the fatalities occurred, fans were listening to American rock band Eagles of Death Metal when gunfire erupted. "People yelled, screamed," said Julien Pearce, who was there. "It lasted for 10 minutes. Ten horrific minutes where everybody was on the floor covering their head."

  Fourteen orangutans smuggled into Thailand illegally were sent back to Indonesia on Thursday, but the operation was not without incident -- one of the powerful apes tore a wildlife officer's finger off when he tried to put them in cages. Twelve of the orangutans were smuggled into Thailand as babies and rescued seven years ago by police and sent to a wildlife breeding center in Ratchaburi , 80 kms (50 miles) west of Bangkok . Two of the great apes were born at the centre.

  The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi , said on Thursday the commission would commerce full enforcement of the installation of speed limiting device in April 2016. Oyeyemi announced this at a Stakeholders meeting on Presidential Directive on the Enforcement of Speed Limiting Device in Abuja . He said the essence of the meeting was to convey presidential directive on the enforcement of the installation of speed limiting device.

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) announced the arrest of two drug traffickers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. According to Punch Newspapers, Michael Okwuma and Chidiebere Nwajagu flew into the country with the drugs from Brazil. Speaking to newsmen, one of the drug peddlers, Okwuma, said “I live in Sao Paulo with my wife and child. I work in a supermarket but my salary is not sufficient to take care of my family. The man that gave me the drugs is like a father to me.

Thursday, the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, became one of the hospitals in Nigeria that offers kidney transplant services following a successful kidney transplant on a 56-year- old man in Lagos. The life-saving procedure which took two and half hours was the first of its in LASUTH. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Wale Oke, said the successful kidney transplant was part of the state government’s promises to deliver excellent healthcare services to the people of Lagos State. He added that several consultations were made before the surgery to make sure that the patients were well selected to avoid complications after the exercise.

A 25-year-old mother of four, Nkechi Obi, who tried to sell a one-week-old baby boy, who was stolen in Onitsha, Anambra State, to a barren woman in Lagos, has been arrested. The suspect, who claimed to be a farmer and an apprentice in Onitsha, said she was on her way to hand over the baby to the buyer at Cele Bus Stop, along the Oshodi/Apapa Express-way, when she was arrested. It was gathered that the baby was stolen from his biological mother, who ran away from home when she found out she was pregnant.