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- Sambo Dasuki has applied for some 'friends of the court' to become part of his ongoing trial - The friends of the court invited in the application by Dasuki include Femi Falana; the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro - Others are two former presidents of the NBA, Oluwole Olanipekun and Olisa Agbakoba; a teacher of law, Koyinsola Ajayi; and Oyechi Ikpeazu The past National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has filed a fresh application before the Federal High Court in Abuja over his ongoing $2.1 billion trial. Dasuki in the application urged the court to invite some senior lawyers, popularly referred to as "amici curiae" - friends of the court - for his trial. The friends of the court are set of individuals usually senior lawyers who are not party to a particular case. They can be solicited by a party to assist the court by offering advise or expertise on a case. READ ALSO: 2019 polls: APC to receive Adamu Mu’azu as Buhari holds rally in

- INEC has warned that it will not hesitate to sanction any corps member found to have betrayed public trust by accepting gifts including food, from politicians during the elections - The electoral commission also warned corps members not to struggle with thugs, so they don't put their lives in danger - INEC further disclosed that corps members on election duties would be posted to different local government areas of the state other than where they currently serve Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that it will not hesitate to sanction any corps member found to have betrayed public trust by accepting gifts including food, from politicians, during the polls. The warning was given by INEC's electoral officer for the Jos South council area in Plateau state, Aisha Lawal, during a sensitisation training organised for some corps members in Jos on Wednesday, January 9, Punch reports. READ ALSO: Cross River

- Emerging reports have claimed that Nigeria’s total debt now stands at N22.43 trillion - The Debt Management Office stated that the nation’s total debt as of September 30, 2018, stood at N22.43tn - The data further showed that the external debt component of the country’s total debt stood at $10.32bn as of June 30, 2015 The data obtained from the Debt Management Office (DMO) have shown that Nigeria’s total debt now stands at N22.43 trillion. The Punch reports that DMO stated that the nation’s total debt as of September 30, 2018, stood at N22.43tn. As of June 30, 2015, the country’s total debt stood at N12.12tn. According to the office, this means that within the tenure of the present administration which came to power on May 29, 2015, the country’s total debt has risen by N10.31tn or 85.06 per cent. READ ALSO: Buhari’s anti-corruption war is mere propaganda - Saraki gives reasons Of the total debt, the external component of both the federal government and state governments’ deb

- Senator Ben Murray-Bruce claimed electricity is yet to be restored to Dino Melaye’s home and his are living under very horrific conditions - Senator Melaye’s son, Josh, also corroborated Murray-Bruce’s claim saying they have no light in the house and they buy water to drink - Josh also claimed that the police have restricted visitors from visiting them Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, representing the Bayelsa East in the National Assembly, on Wednesday, January 9, claimed that the police ordered the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) not to reconnect electricity to the residence of Senator Dino Melaye. Senator Murray-Bruce said this via his official Twitter handle, @benmurraybruce. He tweeted: “So after @dino_melaye surrendered himself to @PoliceNG, the Police did a thorough search of his house & found nothing. Yet, the police have refused AEDC from reconnecting his power. Currently, Dino’s kids are left to sleep in darkness and under very horrific conditions.” READ A

The Kwara state capital, Ilorin was on Wednesday, January 9, locked down by scores of All Progressives Congress (APC) women and youth who staged a peaceful rally in support of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election. Legit.ng gathered that the rally which was organized by Making A Different (MAD) for Kwara and Kawu Modibbo Group saw the procession affecting human and vehicular traffic on the popular Muritala Mohammed way, as vehicles were forced to move at snail pace. The rally started around 9.30 am around the popular Post Office Roundabout in the metropolis and ended at the campaign office of a former APC governorship aspirant Ishaq Modibbo Kawu in Sango area. The state APC chairman, Hon Bashir Bolarinwa, in his remark at the event, urged aggrieved members of the party to forget their grievances and work for the success of the party at polls. Bolarinwa represented by his vice chairman Abdullahi Samari, said “don’t sell your permanent voters’ cards to them. Your PVC is your powe