President Muhammadu Buhari did not snub a summit in south-east Nigeria, his aide has said. Buhari on Thursday failed to show up at a regional economic and security event held in Enugu, the Enugu State capital. Although he was expected to stand as the special guest of honour, the president did not send any representative, either, organisers said. Bart Nnaji, chairman of the summit, observed Buhari’s absence. “We have not seen the president here,” Nnaji, a former Minister of Power, was quoted by The Punch as saying Thursday. There were speculations that the absence was due to a violent threat…

Bauchi State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Barau Ningi, has resigned his appointment. Ningi, while tendering his resignation as commissioner and a member of the state executive council yesterday, accused Governor Abdullahi Mohammed Abubakar of adopting hostile, aggressive and intimidating posture to scare all and sundry from offering good, frank, sincere and honest advice to his administration. He alleged that the governor was unaccommodating, debilitating and non-adviser friendly to all the commissioners. Ningi stated: “This is why so many things in the administration are in the wrong direction. It appears you prefer to listen to illiterates and sycophants.…