President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President Bukola Saraki and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar were among those who paid tributes to Nigeria’s Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme.

The death of the Second Republic Vice President was announced on Monday in a statement signed by his younger brother and traditional ruler of the Oko Kingdom, Professor Laz Ekwueme.

In a condolence message posted on his twitter handle, Buhari said “I mourn the death of former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, a patriot and statesman. His life was marked by an unwavering commitment to the unity and progress of Nigeria; and his personal sacrifices helped lay the foundation for our democracy.

Senator Stella Adaeze Oduah has described the victory of incumbent governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano in the just concluded governorship election as an end to impunity in the state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Oduah, a senator under the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) who congratulated Obiano for the victory which she described as a victory for all Anambra people, also commended all Anambra indigenes for saying no to impunity and making sure that their votes counted.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday commiserated with the entire Oko Kingdom, the good people of Anambra state and the family of late Dr. Alex Ekwueme over the loss of the patriarch. The President in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina acknowledged the commitment of the late former Vice President to the unity of the country and prayed God to grant the family and the entire country the fortitude to bear the loss.

Justice Tukur Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court has fixed December 15, 2017 to hear the suit filed by the embattled former Chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Team, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting or prosecuting him over alleged corruption.

Maina had through his lawyer, Muhammad Sani Katu, filed the suit at the court to challenge the power of the EFCC to declare him wanted or seize his properties in Kaduna and Abuja over allegations of corruption leveled against him by the anti-graft agency.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday allayed fears that the sting on some members of the judiciary early in the year was intended to intimidate the judiciary.

Buhari spoke at the opening of the 2017 All Nigerian Judges’ Conference of Superior Courts, in Abuja.

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has indicted the embattled Chairman of the disbanded Presidential Task Force on Pension Reform, Abdulrasheed Maina, claiming that he was also a member of the pension fraud syndicate before he broke out following irreconcilable disagreement.