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“It was agreed that the structure of Amotekun should also align with the Community Policing strategy of the Federal Government,” the presidency statement said on Thursday.

There was a drama in court when Bala Sanga, a counsel with the government’s prosecution agency, EFCC told the judge that he did not know why he was in court.

“We have been test running for 2 months now and it ought to be for 3 months.” Boboye Oyeyemi of the Federal Road Safety Commission said.

The immigration boss said ECOWAS citizens require no visa into Nigeria but must enter with valid travel documents.

“To break some news items can traumatize. I’m battling with one of such. Reverend Andimi, abducted by #BokoHaram was executed yesterday,” Nigerian Journalist Ahmad Salkida with access to the dreaded group tweeted on Tuesday.

The Nigerian army recently clamped down on aid agencies working in the northeast of the country, accusing them of being used as tools for financing terrorist activities.

Biafran flags, an iconic red, black and green with a rising golden sun, still make appearances on the front of buildings in Enugu state as hardline separatists continue to demand independence.

Secondus called on the judiciary to be careful not to throw the country into chaos following its judgment on Tuesday that sacked Ihedioha as Governor of Imo State in the east of the country.

Henry Costa, a fierce critic and chairman of youth activist group the Council of Patriots (COP) posted on Facebook on Wednesday that he was in the hands of Sierra Leone authorities.

The new structure, named Coalition for the Sahel, brings the G5 states, French forces and any future troops under a single command.