Less than 12 hours after the leadership of the Boko Haram sect expressed its willingness to suspend further violent attacks as a prelude for dialogue with the Federal Government, unknown gunmen suspected to be terrorists yesterday killed Major General Mamman Shuwa, rtd, shortly before he left for the Mosque for Jumat prayers in Borno State.

An open disagreement between the Chairman, Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force, Nuhu Ribadu, and his deputy, Steve Orosanye, on the process leading to the compilation of the report of the committee, Friday, almost marred its presentation to President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja.

Leadership of Jama’atul Ahlis Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, also called Boko Haram, has named the former Head of State and presidential candidate of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), among six prominent northerners, to mediate between the group and the Federal Government.

Following the directive by President Goodluck Jonathan that the investigative report into the $180 million Halliburton bribery scandal be re-opened and the major culprits re-arrested, Vanguard gathered that this has resulted in a fall out between two former heads of state and President Jonathan.

War time Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has criticized renowned author, Professor Chinua Achebe, over his new book on the Nigerian civil war, saying he{Achebe }does not know the issue he was writing about.