Former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme has been confirmed dead. According to a statement issued by his brother and the Traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra state, Igwe Laz Ekwueme , the former Vice President died on Sunday night around 10:00pm in London where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. 

A leader of the Niger Delta region and one of the founders of Pan-Niger Delta Forum, (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark said the forum is not intimidated by the recent threat by some purported members of Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) to resume hostilities in the region.  Clark who described the threat as coming from 'laptop militants' said these boys usually sit in their houses to release statement.

The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) on Saturday raised alarm over plot by the Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-rufai to sack local government workers in the state. The National President of NULGE, Comrade Ibrahim Khaleed, who spoke on behalf of the union while addressing newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital also faulted the recent competency test conducted for teachers by the Kaduna state government.

The candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra state governorship election Chief Willie Obiano has won the election. Although the official result of the poll is yet to be announced by officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), collated results so far indicate that the incumbent governor is leading other contenders and would be declared winner in the coming hours.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 60th birthday. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina in a statement to newsmen in Abuja said his principal on behalf of the Federal Executive Council prays that God will continue to bless the former leader with good health and wisdom.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has debunked claims by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) that he received N5bn monthly from the pension fund. The Former President made the clarification of Saturday in a brief statement issued to newsmen in Abuja by his media adviser, Ikechukwu Eze. In the statement Jonathan said there was no iota of truth in Malami's allegation as he never collected money from the pension fund.