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.

Hundred of youth in Adamawa state youth have today took to the street, blocking the highway that leads from Girei to Yola, the state capital amidst cases of kidnapping that have continued to bother the community.

Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites has staged protest in Abuja Yesterday over the killing of the top Iranian General Qaseem Soleimani by the United State Government authorities.

The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) during the weekend has cautioned the Federal Government over its plan to remove troops from the volatile North-East region of the country.

Three children of one Tunde and Christiana Emmanuel were in the early hours of Friday burnt to death at their residence located behind Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, Ibadan. The victims were allegedly locked in their apartment by their parents while going on night duty which prevented the children from opening the door when the inferno started.