The Army chief, however, added that the Nigerian military will not allow a foreign terrorist group to build strongholds in Nigeria.

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, on Friday, said the unfolding events in Afghanistan and other countries demand that authorities in Nigeria take proactive measures to stem any grave repercussions.

The governor said the North-West region has the highest number of out-of-school children and the highest poverty rates in Nigeria.

Ameer Bakoura Buduma, leader of the Boko Haram faction led by late Abubakar Shekau, has appointed a deputy for himself.

ABOUT 18 months to the 2023 presidential elections, a number of Nigerian politicians are being touted as messiahs that would take the country to the promised land after the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Two Nigerian groups on Monday confronted each other in New York, the United States, over the state of things in the country.

Mr Buhari would be the second head of state to address the high-level session of the General Assembly on the fourth day of the General Debates.

This comes after the death of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau and subsequent 'repentance' by thousands of Boko Haram insurgents.

The spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force, Edward Gabkwet had said the fighter jet lost contact with the radar in Borno State earlier that day.

An All Progressives Congress Chieftain, Mr Kayode Ojo has advocated the restructuring of the current security architecture of the country.

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has reaffirmed his resolve to ensure that the entire country is secure.

The commander added that the theatre of operation had sustained the tempo of its operations to root out the Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)

Omokri, who served under Jonathan, had in an article accused the Muhammadu Buhari government of killing six of the Islamic cleric’s children.

“Three months and no prosecution has been heard about the 400 sponsors and funders of Boko Haram and bandits. It is an ongoing cover-up by Malami,” a top source stated.

Violence against children cost Nigeria $15bn in 2018, a new report by the World Bank and the End Violence Partnership / Safe to Learn Global Initiative has shown.

The Federal Government via the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) and the Ministry of Power are currently cementing talks with the Russian Federation on plans to accommodate nuclear power in the Nigeria’s national grid.

Residents did not want members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) to hold their Ghadeer, a religious meeting, in the area.

Nigeria’s liabilities to the World Bank and the African Development Bank rose from $7.14bn to $14.35bn between June 30, 2015 and March 31, 2021, data obtained from the Debt Management Office have shown.

The Commonwealth has said it is closely monitoring developments around the suspension of Twitter and allegations of repression of the rights to freedom of expression, access to information, media freedom and disregard for the rule of law in Nigeria.

A non-governmental organization (NGO) Access to Justice has called on Kaduna State Government to walk away from the path of political persecution of members, the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El- Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat Ibrahim and begin a constructive dialogue with the group and the Kaduna people on ways to forge a new future and repair badly fractured relationships.