The army detention facility’s residents in Maiduguri, the state capital of Borno State, have vowed to have the barracks immediately relocated from the area.
The facility, known as Giwa Barracks, is situated in Borno State’s Jere Local Government Area.
Residents of the communities in Maiduguri criticized the risk level they are living near the detention facility during a press briefing.
Following an explosion that rocked the army’s armory at Giwa Barracks a month ago, which caused the nearby armory and other structures to be destroyed.
Giwa Barracks has been a target of Boko Haram terrorists, according to Zannah Boguma, the leader of the Galtimari Consultative Forum.
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He continued, “Giwa Barracks has over time become a frequent target of attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, with significant incidents reported in 2014, three separate attacks in 2015, and another one in 2019 that were all aimed at releasing detained insurgents.
“In the barracks recently, there was an explosion. Thankfully, no lives were lost. This incident highlights the serious danger that over a million people in the vicinity of the barracks face daily.
Let it be made clear that we fully appreciate and support the need for a powerful military presence in our nation. However, such strategic locations shouldn’t be positioned within residential areas, especially those that house frightened civilians.
We therefore urge the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Defense Headquarters, the Nigerian Army, the governor of Borno State, and the Borno State House of Assembly to immediately and practically relocate Giwa Barracks to the outskirts of Maiduguri or to a suitable location far from dense civilian populations in the interests of public safety and strategic military effectiveness, he added.
England 312-7 (48. 5 overs): Root 166* (139); Joseph 4-31
England won by three wickets; lead series 2-0
Joe Root became England’s leading run-scorer in one-day internationals as his sparkling unbeaten 166 secured a three-wicket win over West Indies in Cardiff.
Root, who is also his country’s highest run-scorer in Tests, finished with 166 from 139 balls as England reached their target of 309 with seven balls remaining to take the three-match series with a game to spare.
He surpassed World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan’s tally of 6,957 runs on the way to his highest ODI score, leading England’s recovery from 93-4 which included ducks for Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett and Jos Buttler.
Root combined with Harry Brook for a third-wicket stand of 85, before a masterful partnership of 143 with Will Jacks put England within touching distance of victory.
A fierce spell from Alzarri Joseph, who finished with 4-31, accounted for Jacks for 49 and Brydon Carse for two to keep West Indies interested, but Root and Adil Rashid calmly ticked off the remaining 21 runs, sealed in style by a classical Root drive down the ground.
Earlier, West Indies’ 308 was set up by Keacy Carty’s 103, bookended by half-centuries from Brandon King and Shai Hope – and with plenty of assistance from England’s sloppy fielding.
Carty and King added 141 for the second wicket but the former was put down on by Duckett on one and Saqib Mahmood on 41, while Duckett also dropped King on 11 and somehow squandered a run out opportunity when both batters were stranded in the middle of the pitch in the 21st over.
The innings fell away from 205-2 when Carty fell three balls after reaching his century, with Rashid taking 4-63 and Mahmood’s three late wickets mopping up the tail.
The visitors were left to rue wasting 14 balls of their innings as the last five wickets fell for 50 runs, the lower order offering Hope little support as he was last to depart for 78 from 66 balls.
Carty punishes sloppy England
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England seamers Carse and Mahmood were lively in their opening burst – the former had opener Jewel Andrew caught at cover with some unexpected bounce in the second over – only for three dropped catches to follow.
Carty continued his rich run of form with a third ODI ton in his past four matches, punishing England’s numerous errors. The first was a difficult chance which popped out of Duckett’s hand as he dived full stretch at second slip, but the next was a sitter, the batter sweeping straight to Mahmood at short fine leg off Jacob Bethell.
Duckett should also have taken his chance off King, fielding in the same position as the ball burst through his hands after a flashing drive.
The missed run-out followed before the two batters settled down, steadily taking West Indies to 146-1 at the halfway stage before King holed out to long-on off Rashid.
Carty continued to flourish, and reached his ton from 102 balls in the 35th over, combining with the ever-classy Hope to score freely as England’s seamers leaked runs from their short ball plan.
But Carty’s wild swipe off Jacks was the first of many loose shots as West Indies failed to capitalise on the platform. Shimron Hetmyer was pinned lbw to Rashid before Justin Greaves, Matthew Forde and Gudakesh Motie were all caught trying and failing to clear Cardiff’s short straight boundaries.
Record-breaking Root a class apart
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Coming to the crease after top-order failures is not unfamiliar territory for Root, who exemplified remarkable calm and assuredness from ball one.
Smith played a loose drive in the first over and was caught behind off Seales, and Duckett’s miserable day concluded with being caught at deep third off Forde in the next.
Root was able to ease in to his innings thanks to Brook’s counter-attacking approach, whacking 30 from his first 16 balls before he took on Joseph’s short ball and was caught three runs short of his half-century, and Buttler dragged onto his stumps off the same bowler two overs later.
Root was fortunate to survive an lbw shout off Forde when he was on six, given not out and the Windies’ review showing it was clipping the bails but umpire’s call.
A patient stand of 40 with Bethell followed, the youngster making 17 before he was lbw to Roston Chase to leave England teetering once more at 133-5.
But Root and Jacks consolidated by hitting the gaps smartly, the latter reining in his attacking instincts with just two boundaries struck in his first 50 balls as he allowed Root to dominate, launching a four and a six to go to his 98-ball century in style before effortlessly going up another gear.
‘Head and shoulders above the rest’ – reaction
West Indies captain Shai Hope: “We certainly did [leave runs out there]. The position we were in around 30 overs, 35 overs, we should’ve put on 30 to 40 more runs at least.
“We fell away at the end and didn’t dominate with the bat. But we have to commend the bowlers for the fight they showed to keep us in the game until the end. “
England captain Harry Brook to BBC Test Match Special: “We probably weren’t clinical enough in the field to take those chances and we probably could’ve kept them to 250.
“Joe was unbelievable and he’s only getting better as well. He’s someone I look up to, he’s such an amazing player, such an amazing bloke and works the hardest out of anyone I’ve seen. “
Former England fast bowler Steven Finn on BBC Test Match Special: “Joe Root is just on this constant journey of ticking everything off before him and now he’s head and shoulders above the rest.
“His average is way higher than anyone else who’s played ODI cricket for England. He was so determined to be there at the end and the way he read the situation, soaked up pressure, saw people fall around him. “
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England take an unassailable 2-0 series lead against West Indies thanks to a record-breaking innings from Joe Root, as he scores an unbeaten 166 for his highest ODI total in the second ODI in Cardiff.
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Micky Mellon, the manager of Oldham Athletic, claims that his “monster of a club” will awaken after earning the Latics’ first promotion in 34 years.
In the epic National League promotion final against Southend at Wembley on Sunday, Mellon’s side won two quickfire goals in extra-time.
The Scots were promoted to the EFL for the third time as manager, matching John Still’s record, and he placed sixth overall in his professional football career.
And the 53-year-old predicted that the entire club would be affected by it.
“To turn things around and get a result from where we were is an incredible achievement,” Mellon told BBC Sport. We had a wonderful time at this.
The club is “monster” Because our family supports us, we were under a lot of pressure; we had to move up.
We can really advance behind the scenes at Oldham as a football club because it changes so much about everything.
“It’s massive, it’s monstrous to get us in [the league],” he said. For the club, everything has changed. “
More than 20 000 travelling Oldham supporters gathered in a record crowd of 52, 115 in the previous promotion, which Mellon said demonstrated the gap between the National League and the EFL is narrower than ever.
He continued, “There are some really big clubs in the National League that have been allowed to stagnate.”
“York ought to have automatically risen.” You can’t win 96 points and not automatically increase. Three up and three down should be used. The EFL would be improved by teams like York and Southend.
“I believe the EFL should give its former members, who are struggling, an olive branch.”
There are teams in League Two that aren’t as ambitious or as big as those in the National League, according to me. It needs to alter, I suppose.
With only two months until the season’s opener, Mellon acknowledged that his team would be behind in terms of preparation for the coming season and anticipates that his players will return to training in as little as four weeks.
He claimed, “We are so many weeks in the hiring process. It’s absurd. In about four weeks, we’ll need to be back training. Although it will be difficult, we will undoubtedly have chosen that route.
We’ll need to sit down and make arrangements, but I’m not too let down by the decision.
We hired a lot of these boys because we thought they would be good if we moved up and that there are plenty of league players there.
Pixie Lott has revealed that she is expecting her second child. The chart-topping performer made the big announcement while performing at Brockwell Park, London’s Mighty Hoopla Festival.
The singer, who already has a two-year-old son Albert, said, “I’m having another baby”! When the 34-year-old dropped the significant news, thousands of fans were gathered close to the stage to watch her performance on the Hayu Arena stage. The singer appeared sensational on stage while sporting a bold red blazer and matching tie and toned legs.
One post read, “Pixie Lott announcing she is pregnant at Hoopla was so mother, was so shock and joy. I’m unable to handle it. A second phrase, “I believe Pixie Lott just announced her pregnancy in the middle of her song at Hoopla,” is similar to Beyoncé’s confirmation of pregnancy at the VMAs.
Pixie Lott recently showed off an oversized t-shirt while performing on stage with her blossoming bump (Pixie Lott/ Instagram).
However, Pixie’s second pregnancy, which she kept secret until she was 31 weeks pregnant, is completely different. She showed off her enormous baby bump on Instagram in June of 2023 while sharing a tender kiss with Oliver while sporting a black bra and leggings.
We are “overjoyed” to learn that we are expecting our first child, and we are looking forward to starting our own families, she said. On the day’s lineup, she joined JADE, Ciara, Mutya Buena, Jamelia, and The Vengaboys.
Pixie, who is married to model Oliver Cheshire, has recently performed at various festivals across the country. The blonde pop singer chose to wear an oversized white t-shirt as she belted out some of her biggest hits at the London Foodies Festival, and her blossoming baby bump proudly stood out.
Fans compared Pixie’s announcement to Beyoncé’s pregnancy announcement at the VMAs (Getty Images for Bauer)).
Pixie and Oliver first met at a Select Model catwalk event in 2010, and they eventually got married in 2022. The couple gave birth to Albert in October of that year.
However, the couple only made the announcement after his christening. The Boy and Girls hitmaker posted the photo on social media as “Albert Charles Cheshire.” We consider you to be the most amazing person of our lives, and you have given us the best of luck.
She is pleased to learn that Pixie recently revealed that she was getting ready to work and was working on more music. That’s not all, though. I adore music documentaries because they are so fascinating. She said, “I love when you can actually see the behind-the-scenes stuff,” so I think that would be really fun to do it.
ten years after Pixie released her self-titled record, Encino was released last year, making this her fifth studio album. And it seems as though she has kept her promise to release music for a while.
The Mama Do singer, who previously appeared in the Mirror, said: “I’m so happy to be back with an album and music as my main focus.” Pixie is now in full control and acknowledges that, given this background, she is not working at her own pace and is operating at her own speed.
Although it may seem as though Pixie’s debut single Mama Do was an overnight hit, the singer had been quietly working since the age of 14 after initially working for L. A. Reid’s record label before moving over to Mercury Records in the UK. She wrote songs for Selena Gomez and Alexandra Burke here. She exclaimed, “I was ready to go years before [the first release],” adding, “I was very impatient, hungry, and ready to go.” It burned really slowly when it finally came out, before moving really quickly.
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