President Buhari has reacted to the killings by terrorists on Friday, saying he was saddened over the execution of 11 hostages by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP). The terror group claimed the killing was to avenge the death of its leader Abu Bakr Albaghdadi and Abul-Hassan Al-Muhajir who were killed by the US troops in Iraq and Syria respectively.
The Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has disclosed why the Federal Government cannot order the release of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zazaky alongside Dasuki and the convener of #RevolutioNow, Omoyole Sowore. Malami revealed that it was not the Federal Government who arrested and arraigned El-Zakzaky, from the first place but a Kaduna state government.
In his felicitation massage on the eve of Christmas, President Buhari has called on the criminal elements like the Insurgents, Kidnappers, armed robbers and economic saboteurs to have a rethink and turn over a new leave by joining men of the goodwill or they will meet their waterloo soon. President Buhari made this statement while congratulating the Christendom for another round of Christmas celebration for the year 2019.
Disappointment may have greeted the chief whip of the Senate, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu as the court throws out post-conviction bail.
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has on Thursday, 19th December 2019 ordered the final forfeiture of six properties owned by Goddy Nnadi, the General Manager (GM) (corporate services) at the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (Management) Board.
An officer serving at the Juje correctional centre has been docked for four years jail term after founding him guilty of job scam by an Abuja High Court sitting in Gwagwalada.
