President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged the Senate to approve N16 billion as a refund to the Borno State through the issuance of promissory notes. The president’s request letter was read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan at the plenary. He said the refund was for the construction of federal roads embarked upon by the Borno State government. The letter reads: …

A group of repentant insurgents embarked on sanitation exercise in communities across Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the exercise was organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in collaboration with the state government. Some of the repentant insurgents wore T-shirts with inscriptions that read, “Please forgive us”, “We have …