Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, has tasked a member of the Board of Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission, Ms Rose Ndong, on diligence, on her appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari as the Executive Commissioner, Exploration and Acreage Management.

Apex Igbo socio-cultural group in Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has kicked against the one-week sit-at-home order declared by separatist agitators known as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Ifeanyi Omano, the leader of Rumuekpe community in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State has disclosed that the Friday explosion and fire at an illegal oil refinery claimed the lives of 25 people, including some minors.

The Presidency on Sunday said bandits operating in Northern Nigeria “are essentially no different to Boko Haram” in some areas.

The 36 House of Assembly speakers has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists and enemies of the nation. 

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to seek authorization from the Pre-Trial Chamber of the court to open an investigation into cases of abduction of schoolchildren in several parts of Northern Nigeria, closure of schools, and the persistent failure of Nigerian authorities at both the federal and state levels to end the abduction.

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on Sunday said 446 out of 907 escapees in the Abologo correctional facility in Oyo State have been recaptured by security agencies.

Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State has met the Pro-Chancellor University of Jos, Prof. Attahiru Jega with an assurance that the State Government is working on improved security and transportation for the staff and students of the University.