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Aftermath of a clash in Taraba state The crisis in Taraba state which left many dead and scores injured is worse than Boko Haram attacks, acting General Officer Commanding 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos, said on Saturday. Fulani herdsmen and farmers clashed in Mambilla Plateau, Sardauna Local Government area of the state. Brig.-Gen. Benjamin Ahanotu, speaking at the palace of the Chief of Mambilla, Dr Shehu Audu Baju II, expressed shock when he visited the scenes of the killings. "Even Boko Haram did not slaughter women and children but here I saw young children and pregnant women'' killed." Lack of preventive measures The army official condemned the traditional rulers of the community for failing to put in place proactive measures to prevent the crisis. He said throughout the crisis, Mambilla village heads and community leaders did not assist the wounded but watched them die helplessly. "As elders, they did not also make any effort to convey the injured to

Nigerian musical act Wizkid has won the BET award for the Best International artiste category, beating compatriots Davido, Mr Eazi and Tekno to the prize. The "Ojuelegba" crooner was named winner of the award on Saturday in Los Angeles, California, United States. This is the second time the Starboy has won this category, after going home with the award along with Sarkodie in 2012.

DATE: SUNDAY 25TH JUNE 2017 THEME: WHY HEALING IS YOURS Memorise: But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 Read: Isaiah 53:3-5 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. MESSAGE  In life, what you tolerate goes a long way to determine what you go through, and how you go through situations and circumstances. While God expects us to be tolerant of the weaknesses, character defects and inadequacies of our fellow human beings, He does not expect us to be