Justice Chuka Obiozor of Federal High Court, Lagos today ordered permanent forfeiture to the Federal Government of a $37.5m skyscraper on the highbrow Banana Island, Lagos, belonging to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. The Judge, also ordered that the sums of $2,740,197.96 and N84,537,840.70 realised as rents on the property should also be forfeited to the Federal Government.

MASSOB Dares IPOB

Amidst resolve by IPOB to disrupt Anambra polls, another pro-Biafran group, MASSOB has urged Biafrans to procure their voter's cards and vote for the candidate of their choice in the forthcoming election. This came as a gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince John Okechukwu Emeka, over the weekend, said no group has the power to stop the Anambra State governorship election slated for November 18.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Peter Fayose, on Friday approved the appointment of news commissioners into the State Executive Council. The appointment of the new commissioners was contained in a statement by Fayose’s Special Adviser on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka.

Aviation Workers Union Threaten To Shutdown Airports Over Non-payment Of Aero’s Ex-workers

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, (NAAPE) has threatened to embark on nationwide strike over the non-payment of redundancy benefits to workers that were laid off from Aero Contractors.

Senate

The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has stated that presidential assent was an unnecessary addition to the process of amendment of the Constitution.

The wife of the president, Aisha Buhari yesterday charged Nigerian women to be at the forefront of the nation's Unity especially now that some people are spreading hate speeches intended to destroy the country. Aisha Buhari made the statement on Thursday in Owerri at the Imo State August Meeting organized by the Wife of the Imo state Governor, Nneoma Okorocha.