Bama: Military orders arrest of General for running into bush with troops in fear of B’Haram
There were indications, weekend, that the Army High Command has ordered the arrest and detention of a Brigadier-General attached to the 3rd Division of the Nigerian Army (names with-held) over allegations of negligence that gave Boko Haram terrorists an opportunity to overrun some communities in Borno State recently.
Ex-militants drag Kuku to court
A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has adjourned till November 18, 2014, hearing in the suit by 18 ex-militant leaders from Bayelsa and Delta states, who are praying the court to compel the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Chairman of the Amnesty Implementation Committee, Mr Kingsley Kuku and the Amnesty Committee to include them in the amnesty programme.
Primate Okoh pleads with Presidency over condemned soldiers
THE Primate, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, weekend, called on the Presidency to tamper justice with mercy in the case of 12 soldiers recently sentenced to death by the Military for mutiny.
FG to privatise airports soon
The Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprise, Mr Benjamin Dikki, said in Abuja that the privatization of federal airports in the country would commence soon.
Youth restiveness and unemployment in Nigeria: the way out part 2
Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina noted that Nigeria’s unemployment rate is spiralling upwards, growing at 11 per cent yearly, According to him “Youth unemployment rate is over 50 per cent. Our unemployment rate is spiralling, driven by the wave of four million young people entering the workforce every year with only a small fraction able to find formal employment.
Feed back: Fleecing Nigerians in the name of God
The title of this column last week was Fleecing Nigerians in the name of God. It generated a lot of reactions and comments. Here are some of the views of readers on the issue.
