The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has extolled the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki on his 55th birthday.  The Speaker who described Saraki as a courageous and patriotic senator stated that the Nigerian Senate under his leadership has been one that inspires hope for the citizens owing to his people-oriented disposition. The statement which was issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Turaki Hassan reads

The Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has confirmed receiving the sum of N4.76 billion as the last tranche of Paris Club refund.

In a tweet on Monday, he said: “I have received N4.76 billion Paris Club Refund.

“It will be shared between the state and Local governments next week,” he said.

Four persons including a Vigilante Chief were yesterday hacked to death following renewed violent communal clash in Ogobia community in Otukpo Local Government of Benue state. Although the detail of the incident remains sketchy, Police Public Relation Officer, Benue state Command, Moses Yamu (ASP) confirmed the incident, stressing that apart from the four persons confirmed dead, other residents in the area sustained varying degrees of injuries.

President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his scheduled trip to the Republic of Niger.

This comes barely 24 hours after his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, announced in a statement that the President would attend the 59th Proclamation of Republic of Niger ceremony in Tahoua, Niger.

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, December 18, 2017 travel to Niger Republic to attend the 59th proclamation of Republic of Niger ceremony in Tahoua, Niger Republic. The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu stated this on his Twitter handle and Facebook page. He disclosed that the President would be accompanied on this visit by three state governors including Aminu Masari, Ibrahim Gaidam and Kashim Shettima of Katsina, Yobe and Borno states respectively.

Former Kano state Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau says the return of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) does not pose any threat whatsoever to his presidential ambition. Shekarau who made this known in a statement issued by his media aide, Sule Ya'u Sule stressed that though stakeholders in the party are happy over his return to the party, no single member of the party would scuttle his ambition of becoming President in 2019.