President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Dubai, said that he was ‘going slow’ because of his experience during the military era. The president said in his second term, he would be steadfast. Buhari was responding to a question by one of the Nigerians in the UAE. The president was asked: “What are you doing to bring treasury looters to justice? Your boss, your subordinates and others. Many are saying the president can only bark, he can’t bite. When are you going to bite like lion? “I have once ruled this country, some of you know that once upon a time I…

Boko Haram yesterday launched a bold attack on Damaturu, Yobe State capital. The attack forced the town into an early lockdown as vehicles were not allowed to come into it or out of the town. Many of the residents were forced to stay indoor as the military engaged the insurgents, who were said to have tried to gain entry into the town through Maisandari, on the outskirts. Some of the residents of Maisandari, who spoke to our correspondent, said the attackers came through the eastern part of the town and started shooting sporadically. One of the residents, Mr Abba Mohammed,…

Worried by the increasing rate of banditry in the North, particularly in Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna and Sokoto states, the apex northern socio-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum, has convened a meeting of its board of trustees. A member of the Board of Trustees of ACF, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the meeting, slated for Wednesday (today), would discuss the rising incidence of kidnappings and killings in the North in particular, and the country in general. Although spokesman for ACF, Mr Muhammad Biu, declined to comment on the allegation against traditional rulers, he confirmed that the forum’s BOT would meet…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again lamented worsening insecurity in the country, particularly killings and kidnappings in the North, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari had no solutions to the nation’s security challenges. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement, said the opposition party was grieving over the pain and anguish Nigerians had been subjected to following the failure of the Buhari administration to provide adequate security for citizens despite the huge resources at its disposal. He said, “The Federal Government has failed to exert enough commitment to protecting lives of Nigerians and curb the bloodletting and kidnapping…