The Presidency has released a statement confirming that the son of President Muhammadu Buhari, Yusuf Buhari on Tuesday was involved in an accident around Gwarimpa in the Federal Capital Territory. In a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the Presidency said he 'broke his limb and had an injury to the head.' It added that he is was now in stable condition after undergoing surgery.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says Liberia is becoming a model of democracy in Africa and beyond, having attained “political stability’’.

Jonathan told newsmen in the capital, Monrovia, during Tuesday’s presidential run-off election, that democracy had been institutionalised in Liberia.

He spoke in his capacity as co-leader of the United States’ National Democratic Institute (NDI) International Elections Observation Mission to Liberia for the run-off polls.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked speculations that the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu has been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Commission cleared the air on Tuesday via its verified Twitter handle. The Commission in a series of tweets said "there is no change of guards."

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration would continue to strengthen existing partnership with the good people of the South-East geo-political zone. The President restated his commitment to the Ndigo in Item Amegu Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State during a special empowerment programme for widows organised by a non-governmental organisation, Chinedu Ogah Foundation.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an international conference in Nigeria on saving the Lake Chad and revitalize its basin’s ecosystem for sustainable livelihood, security and development.

Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday.

Shehu said that conference would be the first international forum on Lake Chad organised by the six-member countries of the basin’s region.

“The three-day conference will consist of two days of technical sessions and one day high level meetings between Feb. 26, 2018 and Feb. 28, 2018 and it will take place in Abuja,” he said.

The presidential aide said that the high level meeting would have in attendance all of the Presidents and Heads of Government of the Lake Chad Basin member-states.

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, on his 50th birthday celebration. In a goodwill message signed by the Special Adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adeshina, the President described Dogara as a humble, matured, disciplined and friendly leader. It reads in part;