And when a commander is serially losing battles, what does a competent Commander-in-Chief do? President Goodluck Jonathan must act swiftly and decisively to “degrade and destroy this new brand of evil”.
We cannot continue to live in denial; some of our military and intelligence forces have lost their groove; their repeated folding before the fanatical Boko Haram fighters has humiliated all Nigerians, disgusted our international partners, cost thousands of human lives and destruction of colossal property. In war, it is said that when success goes unrewarded and the most extreme failure goes unpunished, it creates a perverse incentive system that drives leaders towards a risk-averse middle, where they are more likely to find stalemate than victory.
Current Miss Honduras who was declared missing about a week ago has been found dead along with her sister, following their disappearing after a birthday party.
María José Alvarado, 19, an IT graduate, and her 23-year-old sister Sofia Trinidad, a primary school teacher, were last seen on November 13.
The hunt for the pair has dominated the news in Honduras, as María José was due to travel to London on November 19 to represent her country at the Miss World contest.
A new woman has come forward with claims that Bill Cosby drugged and raped her - supermodel Janice Dickinson.
In a haunting new interview, Dickinson reveals that Cosby invited her to dinner to discuss a role on The Cosby Show, offering her a glass of wine and a pill she thought was for her cramps. That is one of the last things she remembers of the evening.
The next morning I woke up, and I wasn't wearing my pajamas, and I remember before I passed out that I had been sexually assaulted by this man,' she told Entertainment Tonight.
As many as 80 million bacteria are transferred during a 10 second kiss, according to research published in the open access journal Microbiome. The study also found that partners who kiss each other at least nine times a day share similar communities of oral bacteria.
The ecosystem of more than 100 trillion microorganisms that live in our bodies – the microbiome – is essential for the digestion of food, synthesizing nutrients, and preventing disease. It is shaped by genetics, diet, and age, but also the individuals with whom we interact. With the mouth playing host to more than 700 varieties of bacteria, the oral microbiota also appear to be influenced by those closest to us.
There seems to be no end in sight for this plague called RAPE, as age or health status is not even a consideration for rapist in choosing their victims. We require stricter laws that will put rapist in jail for life or the death penalty. This madness must stop somehow.
A suicide bomber disguised in school uniform detonated explosives at a high school assembly in the northeast Nigerian city of Potiskum on Monday, killing at least 48 students, according to survivors and a morgue attendant.
Soldiers rushed to the scene, grisly with body parts, in the capital of Yobe state, but they were chased away with stones and calls by people angry at the military's inability to halt a 5-year-old Islamic insurgency that has killed thousands and driven hundreds of thousands from their homes.
A suicide bomb attack in the same city killed 30 people one week ago, when suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked a religious procession of moderate Muslims.
Popular pastor, motivational speaker and leader of Bahamas Faith Ministries, Dr Myles Munroe, and his wife Ruth have been killed in a plane crash in Grand Bahama.
The crash killed all nine people on board the private jet. Reports said that the plane clipped the side of a crane at the Shipyard and "exploded on impact". The weather was said to be a factor.
It seems that the passengers were heading to Grand Bahama for the Global Leadership Forum scheduled for November 10th through 13th and hosted by Myles Munroe of Bahamas Faith Ministries International.