The Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar has expressed apprehension that the increasing killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen could get out of hand if urgent steps are not taken by security agencies to curb their menace. The Sultan stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the 1st General Assembly of Inter-faith Dialogue forum with the theme, ‘Living together, achieving together.’

The House of Representatives passed the yesterday, passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB, which provides for the governance and institutional framework for the oil and gas industry and for other related matters, after third reading.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday dismissed a N300 million fundamental right enforcement suit, filed by suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (a.k.a. Evans, ) challenging his detention for 11 days, before he was charged to court.

The Federal government says it is desirous to wind down its Presidential Amnesty Programme in the Niger Delta region. The Special Adviser to the president on Niger Delta and Coordinator Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (rtd) revealed this in Abuja Wednesday, after a meeting with stakeholders to analyse the success of the programme.

The Federal Government has appealed to the Supreme Court to restore all the 18 false assets declaration and other related charges instituted against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, but which were dismissed by the Code of Conduct Tribunal in June 2017.

Ahead of the 2019 General Elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State has ruled out the possibility of the party imposing candidates on its members. Chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Ado Sani Kiri stated this while addressing newsmen yesterday in Dutse, the state capital.