About eight Commissioners in Adamawa state have dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC), following the defection of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar from the party. The commissioners who ostensibly belong to the Atiku political camp include Alhaji Daware, Commerce and Trade, Ahmadu Waziri, Agriculture, Dr. Fatima Atiku Abubakar, commissioner of health and Commissioner of Works and Housing.

Popular Nigerian comedian, Francis Agoda widely known in the entertainment industry as 'I GO Dye' has called on former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar not to contest the 2019 general elections based on the reasons he gave for dumping the All Progressive Congress for the Peoples Democratic Party. I Go Dye made the call on Tuesday in an open letter to the Waziri Adamawa. He said since Atiku in his speech talked about having the interest of the youths at heart, he should rather support a younger candidate in 2019.

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar will on Tuesday visit the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the party's national convention slated for November 9, 2017 in Abuja. Dayo Adedeye, the Publicity Secretary of the National Caretaker Committee confirmed the planned visit to Punch.

President Muhammadu Buhari said he almost ran out of the country in 2016 because of the economy he inherited from the past administration. The President who stated this while speaking in Cote d'Ivoire said the economic situation was so bad that he contemplated abandoning his presidency.

Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha on Monday swore-in his sister, Mrs. Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha) as Commissioner of Happiness and Couple's Fulfillment. According to Dailypost, Ololo was the All Progressives Congress, APC’s candidate into the House of Representatives for the Owerri Federal Constituency in the 2015 general elections. She had also served in the state as the Governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff and Special Adviser on Domestic Matters.

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned back to Nigeria on Monday December 4, 2017, following his earlier trip to attend a summit tagged 'Aqaba Retreat' in the coastal city of Aqaba in Jordan.

The President arrived Jordan on Friday, during which he met with the King of Jordan, King Abdullah (II) and other African Heads of States, to review strategies in fighting terrorism and reinforcing joint security structures in the sub-region West African countries.