Mixed reactions yesterday trailed the recommendation of amnesty for members of the Boko Haram Islamic group by the Federal Government panel on insecurity in the Northeast.

Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has accused Abia State Police Command of mass arrest of its members, alleging that the whereabouts of 28 were currently unknown.

Benue State branch of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, Tuesday, barricaded the entrance to the Benue State House of Assembly in protest over the non-payment of over N63 million outfit allowances owed its members for four years by the leadership of the House.

The Benue State branch of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, Tuesday, barricaded the entrance to the State House of Assembly in protest over the non-payment of over N63 million out-fit allowance owed its members for four years now by the House.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Tuesday, commissioned an 80-unit Hon Olaitan Mustapha and Mrs. Adetoun Mustapha Millennium Housing Estate, Ojokoro Phase II, Lagos, noting that the 2011 Tenancy Law is not a substitute for affordable housing in the state.

Federal Government has concluded the disarmament and demobilisation of the first phase of the amnesty programme with President Goodluck Jonathan saying that oil production has now hit between 2.6 million and 2.8 million barrels per day.

ABAKALIKI—EBONYI State Government, Tuesday, sacked the General Manager of the defunct Ebonyi State Broadcasting Service, EBBS, Mr. Nwafor Odom, and a presenter in the establishment, Mrs Regina Obasi, for her alleged involvement in the crisis that rocked the broadcast outfit some years ago.

Former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani, Tuesday, faulted the incessant tinkering with the nation’s constitution, saying: “It may be reduced to a minutes book.”

Plateau State Chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has faulted the claim by the National Emergency Relief Agency, NEMA, that there are one million internally displaced persons from Plateau State now resettled in Bauchi State.

The traditional ruler of Jesse Kingdom has raised alarm over the threat posed to the community by oil spills caused by illegal oil bunkering and crude refineries in Jesse and other oil producing communities in Delta State.

The People for Democratic Change, PDC, in Enugu State is yet to decide on whether or not to participate in the forthcoming local government election in the state.

The National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS, has appealed to the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to resolve their disagreement in the interest of Nigerian students and future of the nation.

To ensure a hitch-free hajj operations this year, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, met with the five airlines designated for the airlift of 100,000 pilgrims to King Abdul Azzez International Airport Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.