Two years after the abduction of Leah Sharibu, the remaining Dapchi schoolgirl in captivity President Buhari is still optimistic of her safe return.

Two years since the teenager was abducted by a faction of the Boko Haram sect – Islamic State West Africa Province, the President said the Federal Government has redoubled its effort towards her freedom.

In a statement personally signed by him, President Buhari regretted that Leah has remained in the custody of the terrorists because she refused to renounce her Christian faith.

He stressed that Nigerians have the right to practice any religion of their choice and nobody has the power to force another to change their faith against their will.

For Leah Sharibu’s father Nathan, life has been tough without her for two  years.

Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has said political leaders at all levels in Nigeria owe the citizens a duty to stern the tide of insecurity in the country rather just talking and making promises.

Senator Lawan was quoted to have made the remarks at the 60th birthday celebration of Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, on Monday.

According to the Senate President, all leaders in the country must, as a matter of urgency, come together to ensure that the security and welfare needs of the people are adequately met.

National Security Adviser, retired Major General Babagana Monguno has ordered all security chiefs to stop reporting or taking directives from Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, without express approval from the President.

Monguno claimed that Kyari had been acting outside the purview of his office by taking decision for the President without consulting and getting permission from him.

In a memo personally signed by Monguno and sent to security chiefs, Monguno stated that unprofessional practices from Kyari such as presiding over meetings with service chiefs and heads of security organisations as well as ambassadors and high commissioners to the exclusion of the NSA and/or supervising ministers have slowed down any meaningful gain.

The Presidency has raised alarm over the increasing cases of fake news being propagated against President Muhammadu Buhari, cabinet ministers, government officials and institutions in the country.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, raised the alarm in Abuja while reacting to the social media reports that President Buhari would be embarking on 20-day foreign trip to London, Austria and Saudi Arabia.

Unfounded information has been making the rounds that President BuharI is billed to travel to the United Kingdom for 20 days, and from there proceed to Saudi Arabia, and then Austria.