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Female suicide bombers in Nigeria are now carrying babies to avoid detection in their attacks, authorities warn. An attack in the town of Madagali on 13 January saw two women detonate their devices, killing themselves, two babies, and four others. They had passed a vigilante checkpoint, mistaken for civilians because they were carrying infants. Female attackers have been seen before, but officials said the use of babies could signal a “dangerous” trend. The insurgent group Boko Haram is widely suspected of having carried out the attack. Four women attacked Madagali located in Adamawa State, which was recaptured from Boko Haram…

The President’s nominee for the position of Local Government and Rural Development has justified why she sacked MMDCE’s earlier this month although she had not been vetted and sworn in for the position. Hajia Alima Mahama, the ministerial nominee signed off a letter dated January 11, 2017 titled ‘Revocation of Appointments of Metropolitan/Municipal/District Chief Executives’ which ordered all MMDCE’s to vacate their posts and hand over their duties to the Directors of their various offices. This generated quite a debate with people asking in what capacity she signed the letter when she had not been vetted and approved. On the…