All known Boko Haram camps will be 'taken out' in six weeks- NSA

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vF5s4QgyFE1a8SPJ8Irrz_7gZITeGac-Oy_aODRmgAcxGZsKkJDEEKcI-k61QeaeooMAyT3fpH3HvglLLq4efqzh2TbJcDub67WzeEeZ9TFFtmh8ciTTchSdJHg9BbbCD1Ly9HIsUa8/s1600/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vF5s4QgyFE1a8SPJ8Irrz_7gZITeGac-Oy_aODRmgAcxGZsKkJDEEKcI-k61QeaeooMAyT3fpH3HvglLLq4efqzh2TbJcDub67WzeEeZ9TFFtmh8ciTTchSdJHg9BbbCD1Ly9HIsUa8/s1600/2.png" width="400" /></a></div>Nigeria's National Security Adviser, Mohammed Sambo Dasuki, says all known Boko Haram camps in Nigeria will be taken out within the six weeks so the country can have a safe election.<br /><br />Dasuki said this while responding to a question from AFP on the gains of the postponement of the 2015 general elections by INEC<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"All known Boko Haram camps will be taken out. They won't be there. They will be dismantled" he said. <br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a></blockquote>According to Mr Dasuki, the ongoing multinational task force launched against Boko Haram will work together to destroy all known camps of Boko Haram within the next six weeks. He said the new dates for the elections, March 28th and April 11th will not be shifted.<br /><br />While speaking at the London think-tank Chatham House in Jan. 2015, the NSA chief had proposed a postponement of the general elections on grounds of insecurity in the North East as well as irregularities in the distribution of permanent voters card.

All known Boko Haram camps will be 'taken out' in six weeks- NSA

Nigeria's National Security Adviser, Mohammed Sambo Dasuki, says all known Boko Haram camps in Nigeria will be taken out within the six...

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The Future Awards Africa holds on Dec 7th, launches campaign for 1m young Africans to fight Ebola

<center><img border="0" height="200" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGryG2W9Cg7V5uE4jhlvR9a_E0ca9_PHoYyTDtZJqhbg82r8iJUeV0xembzToSB0ntxYrM8f502IR-Z4KzYjdyfYIyXPHL4DlPiSyZaR8CKdufiuAJneTsSbPMv5HRXgyDVZhS4TTHAcs/s1600/2.png " width="250"> </a></center><br/>The Central Working Committee (CWC) of<br/>Africa’s biggest youth event, The Future<br/>Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced the<br/>date and host state for the 2014 edition of<br/>the event: “We are excited to announce that<br/>The Future Awards Africa 2014 will be hosted<br/>in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, Dec. 7th. <center><img border="0" height="80" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpzuHkCkNxygmiEZQxti-kVBqYWxmLlZMCoaediLn3CwW44XdqSNPOwcVbge35lW2_6raPR7nSsPEbxkCyP-jqrqG6ccQkw662FGBTSlepYsERuuZkHau_HiFR1-HBKahBLic4O_pMAUV/s1600/4.png " width="250"> </a></center><br/>This is the 9th edition of the awards, which<br/>became an African prize last year, with a<br/>commemorative ceremony hosted by the<br/>President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,<br/>Dr. Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential<br/>Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja.<br/>“We are thrilled to have the awards return to<br/>Lagos where it all started,” said Ohimai Atafo,<br/>Chair of the CWC and one of Africa’s leading<br/>fashion entrepreneurs. “TFAA has always<br/>been excited to fuse inspiration with the best<br/>of pop culture, and this year’s event will<br/>underline that tradition – an evening of<br/>inspiration, of hope, and of a continent<br/>renewed.”<br/>This year’s event is also dedicated to the<br/>cause of fighting Ebola in West Africa. On<br/>11.11.2014, TFAA will launch a global<br/>campaign to get 1 million young Africans<br/>involved in the fight against Ebola via<br/>stopebola.com .<br/>In an interview with Yahoo! News last week,<br/>CNN’s Isha Sesay made clear:<br/>“We have to realize that the clock is ticking.<br/>We have an Ebola UN emergency fund and<br/>there’s very little money in it. We have<br/>pledges being made, but the pledges aren’t<br/>being translated into action,” Sesay said.<br/>“We are answering to that call to action,”<br/>said Mfon Ekpo, Vice-Chair of the CWC and<br/>West Africa Representative on the Mandela<br/>Washington Fellowship Advisory Board. “If<br/>Africa will be saved by Africans, then young<br/>people need to take the lead on the problems<br/>we face and take ownership in the solutions<br/>we need.”<br/>Ebola cases are doubling every 2o days in<br/>the worst affected countries, and the World<br/>Health Organisation (WHO) has called it “the<br/>largest, most complex and most severe we’ve<br/>ever seen”.<br/>TFAA will be deploying its network of winners,<br/>nominees, alumni, celebrity, brain trust and<br/>continental media partners for this<br/>#StopEbola campaign – to get 1 million<br/>young Africans to donate social media<br/>updates and then for young people to donate<br/>a minimum of $25<br/>(4,250naira) each directly to the WHO<br/>through the United Nations Ebola Response<br/>Fund. It has also selected 50 of Africa’s most<br/>influential celebrities to headline the<br/>campaign.<br/>The Future Awards Africa 2014 is presented<br/>in partnership with Microsoft, the Tony<br/>Elumelu Foundation and Vitafoam.<br/>Official Media Partners are EbonyLife TV,<br/>AfricaMagic, Ventures Africa, and Y! Africa.<br/>Official Online Partners are MemeBurn,<br/>BellaNaija, Premium Times and 360nobs.<br/>The official bloggers for 2014 are LindaIkeji,<br/>Omojuwa, LadunLiadi, Olorisupergal, Ameyaw,<br/>NigeriaNewsDesk and GidiTraffic. Country<br/>partners are Silverbird TV, HipTV, The Cable,<br/>LadunLiadi, The Trent, Information Nigeria,<br/>News Wire Nigeria and Pulse.ng.<br/>Cool FM is the host radio station. Channels<br/>Television is the host TV station.<br/>For more information, visit @TFAAfrica on<br/>Twitter/Instagram or the<br/>websitewww.thefutureafrica.com/awards . The<br/>official hashtags for the<br/>2014 awards are #TheFutureAwardsAfrica<br/>and #TheFutureAwards2014.<br/>All the information on the #StopEbola global<br/>campaign for young Africans is on<br/>www.stopebola.com .

The Future Awards Africa holds on Dec 7th, launches campaign for 1m young Africans to fight Ebola

The Central Working Committee (CWC) of Africa’s biggest youth event, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced the date and host state ...

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Canada suspends visas forresidents of Ebola-hit Africancountries

<center><img border="0" height="300" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIthXEwK2Tqyxwg9wtRlcJbpyhi2jimXte6ZDxT9mXAk9aylfGcqFmWnDuVxzSplhQbyKY84rr1EVHuhbUA88MF7WIz_1NG9lQYjeDHeFku_dCV9dBpucqjbDMNpqusHihz5iA_foAkwf/s280/ebola-liberia.jpg " width="250"> </a></center><br/>In a bid to also stop the spread of Ebola into<br/>its borders, the Canadian government today<br/>October 31st announced its suspension of<br/>visa applications for travelers from Ebola-hit<br/>countries.<br/>Below is the statement released today by<br/>Canada's health minister, Rona Ambrose<br/>"Our number one priority is to protect<br/>Canadians. We continue to work with<br/>domestic and international partners to<br/>aid efforts to respond to the outbreak in<br/>West Africa, while strengthening our<br/>domestic preparedness here at home."<br/>The Canadian immigration minister, Chris<br/>Alexander said Canadian immigration<br/>authorities will not process any visa<br/>application for individuals who have been in<br/>any Ebola-affected nation 'within three<br/>months prior to the date of the application.'<br/>"Canada has been a leader in the<br/>international efforts to respond to the<br/>Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The<br/>precautionary measures announced<br/>today build on actions we have taken to<br/>protect the health and safety of<br/>Canadians here at home." he said.

Canada suspends visas forresidents of Ebola-hit Africancountries

In a bid to also stop the spread of Ebola into its borders, the Canadian government today October 31st announced its suspension of visa app...

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