The embattled former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) Abdulrasheed Maina, has been arrested by security operatives in Niger Republic, on Monday evening.

The Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, has today faulted the Borno rice farmers who were slaughtered by Boko haram at the Zabarmari village for failing to seek clearance from the military before going to their farm.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu has on Friday vowed not to allow violent protests to be carried out in the country, noting that the Nigerian Police are combat-ready for any attempt in the breakdown of law and order. Adamu made this known during a meeting with command commissioners of police in Abuja, saying masterminds of the violence during the #EndSARS protest in Edo state including inmates that escaped from the Edo Correctional Centre have been arrested.

Following the bail application hearing of Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume on Thursday over his suretyship for the former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina who was adjudged to have jumped bail, the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Friday for the ruling on Ndume's bail application. The presiding judge, Justice Okon Abang adjourned the ruling after the Senator's lawyer, Marcel Oru argued the bail application was opposed by the legal counsel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

A cousin to the former pension boss, Abdulrashid Maina, identified as Mallam Aliyu has called on the controversial former Pension Reform Chairman to avail himself for a continuation of his trial by the court and save Senator Ali Ndume from humiliation before it gets out of hand.

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of Senator Ali Ndume, Chairman Committee on Army for his failure to produce, Abdulrasheed Maina, a controversial Chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Team who was charged with corruption bordering on N2 billion police pension.