The Federal High Court, today sitting in Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from an apartment in Osborne Towers, Ikoyi
In a ruling this morning by Justice Muslim Hassan, the court ordered that the funds be forfeited to the Federal Government.

The Ahmed Makarfi led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced itself from the recently launched Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA). In a statement issued on Monday by Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the National Publicity Secretary of the faction stated that the group has no business identifying with APDA since it was optimistic that the Supreme Court would recognize Makrafi as the National Chairman of the party.

The recently launched Political party, Advance Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) is currently battling allegation of intellectual property theft, barely a day after it was officially unveiled in Abuja. On Monday, following the official launch of the party, the National Working Committee (NWC) of Alliance for Democracy (AD) accused the APDA of stealing their logo.

The Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Itse Sagay has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of stealing over N1.35 trillion between 2006 and 2013.

Following the sudden death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke, Senator representing Osun-West senatorial constituency on 23 April, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed 8 July for bye-election to elect a senator to replace the deceased Senator for the constituency.

The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba has called on workers to vote out all elected and appointed government officials currently working against the payment of the proposed minimum wage been currently reviewed.