The emir said he was appointing the young Buhari as district head because of the developmental strides brought to the emirate by his father.
Nigeria’s Criminal and Penal Code Acts currently stipulates 10 years imprisonment for kidnapping.
Mr El-Kanemi said Borno residents had suffered in the hands of Boko Haram but added that the terrorists surrendering to the government “is a welcome development.”
Mr Buhari said the Lawan-led National Assembly has been so cooperative unlike the previous parliament led by Bukola Saraki.
The Senate has rejected Lauretta Onochie as INEC’s national commissioner.
Let it be a reminder to them of why Americans wanted their own country, for as the French say, “the more things change, the more they remain the same.”
The opposition legislators at the National Assembly promised to ensure all the demands of the governors presented before the National Assembly are met.
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said “this is not a new law. This is a borrowing plan that we approved before for the budget 2021.’’
President Muhammadu Buhari had presented a supplementary appropriation bill of N895.8 billion to the National Assembly for approval.
According to the sponsor of the bill, it is seeking to enable the country to derive the utmost benefit from the donkey hides export market.
