In reaction to a comment credited to Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, where he compared the Federal Government with Boko Haram, the minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed warned that such statement could divine the country along religious lines.

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack by the gunmen on Mangu locals in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately implement measures aimed at re-positioning the broadcast industry.

The Chairman Senate Committee on the Army, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has reacted over the renewed onslaught by the Boko Haram insurgents terrorising residents of the North-east. The Senator disclosed that unless the central government is ready to fix the fundamental problem confronting the armed forces, the fight will continue to be a mirage.

The Presidency on Tuesday assured that President Muhammadu Buhari was working hard to secure the release of all hostages taken by Boko Haram and to re-unite them with their families.

Troops of the 159 Battalion, Geidam Sector 2, Yobe State, have threatened to abandon duties in protest against the treatment meted out to them by the Military High Command.