Abubakar Shekau Insists He Is Still Leader Of Boko Haram Sect in New Audio

Following the BBC released a report that ISIS in the latest issue of their magazine announced Abu Musab al-Barnawi as Boko Haram's new leader; Abubakar Shekau yesterday released an audio debunking the claim. He insisted in the audio that he is still the leader of the sect and accused al-Barnawi of trying to stage a coup against him.

Read the excerpts of Shekau’s words in Hausa:

Fayose Associate Agbele Remands In Kuje Prison

Amidst the controversy surrounding the  N1,219,000,000 said to be part of N4,685,723,000 allegedly transferred unlawfully from the account of the Office of the National Security Adviser, a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday remanded an associate of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Mr. Abiodun Agbele, in Kuje Prison, Abuja, till Thursday when it would deliver ruling on his application for bail.

Agbele was arraigned on 11 counts of money laundering

Arraigned along with Agbele were three companies, Sylvan Mcnamara Limited, De Privateer Limited and Spotless Investment Limited.

Agbele is said to be the Managing Director of De Privateer Limited and a former Director, Finance and

HND To Be Awarded B. Tech As FG Scraps HND, Merge Polytechnics with Universities

 The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has reportedly approved the scrapping of the award of the Higher National Diploma (HND) by polytechnics in the country.

The FEC, to confirm this decision, has approved the submission of the two Executive bills to the National Assembly for enactment into law.

According to Financial Times, the FG has now restricted the award to only the students currently on