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The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter had formally written to seek dialogue with Nigerian government on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday stressed the need for countries in the West African sub-region and those in the Sahel, rocked by security challenges, to team up to confront the menace.

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, says corruption does fight back, adding that he has been receiving death threats since he came on board as the chairman of the anti-graft agency.

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has concerns about what may befall Nigeria if the country’s leadership fails to act fast.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria needs more leaders who are proactive and prepared to bring the country together.

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), says the Grazing Reserves Act of 1964 which President Muhammadu Buhari is bent on reviving was only applicable to northern Nigeria in the 1960s.

Ondo, Delta, Cross River, Enugu, Benue and Akwa Ibom state governments on Sunday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari over the existence of a gazette, which marked out grazing routes for cattle across the country.

A group of unidentified persons yesterday threatened to attack Asaba and Agbor in Delta State should Governor Ifeanyi Okowa fail to withdraw his support for the ban on open grazing within 72 hours.

At least 936 students of secondary and tertiary institutions were abducted by suspected bandits and Boko Haram members across the country between December 2020 and June 5, 2021.

About six farmers are said to have been killed by suspected herdsmen in keana local government area of Nasarawa state.

Igbo leaders under the Igbo National Movement, INM, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to order military out of the five states of the Southeast region.

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has responded to President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent directive to revive cattle grazing routes across the country.

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Saturday has said that they fired teargas canisters at protesters to prevent members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria and others from inciting public disturbance.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the clampdown by security operatives on June 12 peaceful protesters.