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A former Federal Commissioner for Information, Edwin Clark, has alleged that Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, sabotaged the former president by failing to promote his image and achievements. Against Mr. Abati’s claims that Mr. Clark no longer considered Mr. Jonathan his ‘son’, Mr. Clark said he still sees the former president as a political son despite gaining nothing from his presidency.

Despite calls from some experts for further devaluation of the Naira, in the face of Nigeria’s economic instability, the presidency on Thursday said the government will not devalue the currency again. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo explained why the administration was opposed to such proposals. “The way things are, devaluation will not help the local economy,” he said.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, seeking to quash corruption charges brought by the Code of Conduct Bureau against him. The appeal court ruled Friday, upholding the authority of the Code of Conduct Tribunal to try Mr. Saraki. Mr. Saraki is facing a 13-count charge of alleged false declaration of assets and corruption. He denies the charges. Mr. Saraki had challenged the jurisdiction of the tribunal and had asked the Court of Appeal to nullify the trial which is set to begin in November. The Court of Appeal ruled that the “The CCT is a court of criminal jurisdiction, albeit limited jurisdiction”. It added: “There is no inherent difference between a court and a tribunal. The only difference is that tribunals in most cases handle special cases”. The three-member panel of judges, led by Moore Adumein, also affirmed that the tribunal was properly constituted- another kernel of Mr. Saraki’s suit. More to come.

In what appears a protest against the leadership style of the newly appointed Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali, all five Deputy Comptroller-Generals of the Nigerian Customs have resigned. Resignation letter of Nigeria’s deputy comptroller-generals In an unprecedented move in the history of the customs service in the country, the five DCGs jointly announced their resignation in a terse letter dated October 29, 2015 titled “Voluntary Retirement” addressed to the Chairman of the Customs Board.