President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration’s response to the abduction of secondary school students is better when compared to that of the previous government.

While Boko Haram insurgents kidnapped 110 students of Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state on February 19, 2018, the group abducted 274 students from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state, on April 14, 2014.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan was accused of not responding to the Chibok incident on time because he felt it was the antics of the opposition.

President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Yobe State on Wednesday, (today) as part of his visit to states affected by Boko Haram attacks and herdsmen-farmers crisis. Following his arrival in Damaturu, President Buhari is expected to meet with stakeholders – including the state governor, Mr Ibrahim Gaidam, and parents of the abducted students of the Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi.

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday ruled that the issue of elevation would not stop a judge from carrying out his or her duty.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole gave the ruling in the N9 billion alleged fraud trial against former Benue governor, Gabriel Suswam.

The judge made the clarification as a result of concern raised by counsel to Suswam, Mrs Chinelo Ogbozor, as a result of Justice Kolawole’s elevation.

The issue was objected to by the prosecuting counsel, Mr Aminu Alilu.

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the Federal Executive Council meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The development came after President Muhammadu Buhari embarked on a one-day official visit to Yobe state in continuation of his tour of troubled states in the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari has offered three reasons why he decided to withhold assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill recently proposed by the National Assembly. The President in separate letters to the House of Representatives and the Senate on Monday and read on the floors of both chambers on Tuesday alluded to infringement on the constitutional powers of INEC as well as the limitation the amendment would placed on candidates seeking elective positions.

The House of Representatives has recalled Abdulmumin Jibrin, lawmaker representing Bebeji/Kiru constituency in Kano state. The lawmaker was suspended on September 28, 2016, 180 legislative days after he raised an alarm of the alleged padding of the 2016 budget. The lawmaker was recalled following a letter of apology which Jibril wrote to the lawmakers on Tuesday.