LAGOS— Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sent an open letter to former President Goodluck Jonathan seeking explanations from him on what he knew on the diversion and sharing of over $2 billion meant for purchase of arms to fight Boko Haram.

LAGOS — With concerns over 2016 deficit funding, the Federal Government is looking at raising over N1 trillion from plugging revenue loopholes as pressures mount against the revenue estimates in the 2016 budget.

EKITI— Two men, who claimed to be President Muhammadu Buhari’s private security aides, were at the weekend, arrested at the Afao-Ekiti country home of the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose for presenting themselves as staff of the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, with influence over the report of the military panel set up to investigate alleged involvement in partisan politics by some soldiers and officers during the 2014/2015 governorship election conducted in some states such as Ekiti, Osun, Rivers and Akwa-Ibom.

Makurdi—Former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who is also the Director General of the David Mark Campaign Organisation has said that no external influence or forces can foist anybody on Idoma people over the Benue South rerun election between the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and All Progressives Congress, APC.

The United States of America, USA, has pledged support for the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, NGSA, to generate concrete and reliable, quality and quantity geosciences data of solid mineral deposits across the country.