The Federal Capital Territory Administration has revealed that over N1bn has been spent by the current administration to power street lights and procure power generating set in the nation's capital. The Coordinator of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, Hajiya Safiya made the disclosure on Friday during a meeting with some contractors handling some of the power projects in the Territory.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Sunday demanded for the immediate release of the investigative panel which probed the suspended Babachir Lawal, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Ayo Oke, Director General Nigeria Intelligence Agency (DG NIA) on corruption allegation.

The U.S. Justice of Department on Friday filed a lawsuit seeking to recover assets that include a $50 million Manhattan apartment and an $80 million yacht, The Galactica, that it said were bought using money generated from a scheme to pay millions of dollars in bribes to a former Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The Presidency is reportedly perfecting plans to drag the Nigerian Senate before the Supreme Court. The move is intended to allow the apex Court interpret the Provisions of Section 171 of the 1999 which gives the President the power to make certain appointments without recourse to the Senate for confirmation.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced dates for its expanded National Caucus, Board of Trustees (BoT), and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings slated for Monday, July 17. The notice of the meeting released inAbuja on Saturday by Sen. Ben Obi, the National Secretary of PDP National Caretaker Committee, and Amb. Aminu Wali, the National Secretary of BOT for BOT Chairman.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)has commenced the process vacating the Abuja Federal High Court order of an restraining it from continuing with the recall process on the Senator representing the Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye. The electoral body has also approached the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) to intervene in the matter.