Aminu Mohammed, a student at the Federal University in Dutse, Jigawa State, was detained by the police after posting on Twitter that she was "feeding fat on poor citizens' money," according to the office of the Economic Community of West African States Youth Ambassador, Richard Solomon. Solomon has called for Mohammed's immediate release.The youth ambassador for ECOWAS stated that citizens had the freedom to criticize the government without repercussions. "Citizens...

Maj. Gen. U. M. Mohammed, the embattled senior military officer being tried by court-martial in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for fraud and embezzlement has narrated how former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.) lavished funds from the Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL) on his (Buratai’s) family members.Although the Nigerian Army barred journalists from covering the trial of Mohammed, the account and confessions of the Major-General mad...

The former governor of Ekiti state, Mr Ayo Fayose has called for the arrest of the immediate past chief of army staff; Lt Gen Buratai for his inhumane conduct when he was in service.The ex-governor took to his Twitter page to make his position knownHe tweeted:Though coming after persistent pressure from Nigerians, President Buhari's removal of the Service Chiefs and their replacement is a right step in the right direction.It is yet another victory for the people of...