LESS than two weeks after his comment that he would lead his people to join the Republic of Cameroon if Nigeria disintegrates generated furore in the polity, the Lamido of Adamawa, Dr Muhammadu Barkindo Mustapha, again, told southern resource control agitators to be ready to forfeit their land in all parts of the North, especially Abuja, if their aspiration sailed through.

Lagos–The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned three oil marketers — Adamu Maula, George Ogbonna and Emmanuel Morah — over an alleged N789.6 million fuel subsidy fraud.

ABUJA — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, yesterday, blamed the 35% drop in 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, on the activities of Boko Haram insurgency in some parts of the country.

After many months of staying away from the fold of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, yesterday, staged a major reintegration with his party by hosting his counterparts to a crucial political meeting in Dutse, the state capital.

The Police Command in Taraba have confirmed that gunmen on Tuesday killed 10 people in Jibu village in Wukari Local Government Area of the state.

A member of the Nigeria Football Federation Technical Committee, Felix Anyansi-Agwu has openly thrown his weight behind the return of ostracized Super Eagles players but conceded that the coach has the final say.

DELTA State Government, yesterday, said that it did not pay ransom for the release of Mr. Ebikeme Clark, son of Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark.

THE All Progressives Par-ty, APC, ward congresses, took place in Edo State, yesterday, while there is anxiety in Bayelsa State over the exercise following plans to adopt a harmonised system of selection.

ABUJA — Members of the House of Representatives, yesterday ,mandated its committee on security to invite the National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, rtd, the Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gusau, rtd, and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to appear before the House and explain what led to last week’s killings of Nigerians in Zamfara State.

Following continued air and land strikes on Boko Haram terrorists in the hills and forests of the North-East, an officer of the Nigerian Army and four soldiers have been killed in an ambush by the terrorists, while scores of the sect members were killed in the shootout that ensued.