Al-Mustapha Withdraws Case Against Cleric---Training of Snipers:

Former Chief Security Officer to late Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has withdrawn the case of “defamation of character and spreading of wrong information on his person,” brought against a Kaduna- based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sanusi Khalil last month at the Upper Sha’riah Court, Daura Road, Kaduna. 

Akpabio Demands N200 Million Annual Pay, Mansion, After His Tenure

Barely a year to his exit from office, Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has initiated a law to enable him pocket a whooping N200 million in annual pay after his tenure expires.
Mr. Akpabio is also demanding other benefits including a new house, brand new cars, furniture and luxurious living for the rest of his life.

How Boko Haram Killed Scores Of Nigerian Soldiers In Bita, Close To Sambisa Forest

After several attacks on Bita, a community not so far from the famous Sambisa forest in Borno State, where scores of lives and properties worth millions of naira were reportedly lost following repeated attacks carried out by members of the radical Islamist sect, Boko Haram.
The Nigerian Army headquarters on May 12 2014, selected a group of soldiers from the Special Operations Battalion to embark on a mission to wipe out insurgent members who have been sighted in the area, an undisclosed military source said.

INSURGENCY: Expose Sponsors Of Boko Haram – Northern Governors cry out to FG

The chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and governor of Niger State, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu, has said that it was uncharitable to blame northern governors for the insurgence, even as he asked why the government was reluctant to reveal the sponsors of Boko Haram.

Aliyu, who spoke yesterday in Minna at a federal and state security administrators’ meeting, said the statement credited to the minister of information, Labaran Maku, that the northern governors were not doing enough to curb the insurgency was unfair.

#BringBackOurGirls Campaign: Direct Your Protest To Terrorists – Jonathan Tells Marchers

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged those who have been protesting the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, to henceforth direct their protest to the Boko Haram terrorists and not the government.

The President also urged the protesters to learn from citizens of other countries who do not blame their governments for any terrorist act.

FG Set To Withdraw Soldiers Attach to Politicians

The Federal Government may have taken a decision to henceforth stop soldiers and other personnel of the Armed Forces from being used as escorts to political office holders in the country.

A security source in the Presidency said that the Federal Government would no longer allow soldiers to be in the entourage of governors, members of the National Assembly and others.

The source said that the men of the Armed Forces could only be used for the purpose for which they were recruited.

Benefits of school feeding programme to the country – Aregbesola reveals

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has said his joy will know no bounds if the state’s school feeding programme is adopted throughout the country.

The governor listed the advantages of feeding pupils once a day as an investment for promoting agriculture and the surest way to ensure food security, among others.

INTERVIEWS: Boko Haram Insist on The Release of Its Members in Exchange of Chibok Girls--- CBS

As ironic as this sounds, particularly with the concerted efforts by the federal and Borno State Governments, as well as the international community to find and rescue the girls, a member of the sect, was indeed featured in an interview with CBS news.

2nd Mutiny In Maimalari Barracks: Soldiers Mal-Handle New Commander

Brigadier General M.Y. Ibrahim, the newly posted General Officer Commanding the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army located at Maimalari Barracks, Maiduguri got a taste of soldiers’ fury on Thursday afternoon as angry soldiers stormed his office to demand that he pay their allowances and reinstate motorbikes to transport them and members of their families within the barrack.
Several sources in the barracks told SaharaReporters that the soldiers’ second act of mutiny in two weeks began around 3:00 p.m. (Nigerian time). The angry soldiers blew a whistle, and most of the rank and file gathered at a spot before they marched en masse to the 7th Division headquarters building where the GOC’s office is located. 

Benefits of school feeding programme to the country – Aregbesola reveals

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has said his joy will know no bounds if the state’s school feeding programme is adopted throughout the country.

The governor listed the advantages of feeding pupils once a day as an investment for promoting agriculture and the surest way to ensure food security, among others.