Two former governors who were imprisoned earlier this year have had a few years chopped off their sentences.
The former Plateau State governor, Joshua Dariye, and former Taraba State governor, Jolly Nyame, both had their 14-year prison sentences reduced last week.
Both were imprisoned between just two weeks of each other earlier this year in separate cases involving criminal breach of trust and diverting public funds while they served as governors between 1999 and 2007.
During separate rulings by the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal on Friday, Dariye's jail term was reduced from the initial 14 years to 10 years, while Nyame's was reduced to 12 years with a fine of N495 million.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) disclosed that it has been investigating the Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Dr Moddibo Kawu, and other officials of the agency over alleged fraud involving N2.5 billion.
A week full of legislative drama
The Senate had to adjourn its plenary for a week as it failed to attract the number of lawmakers required to form a quorum on Tuesday. By the estimation of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, less than 20 lawmakers had showed up.
The absent lawmakers were excused to have been busy with performing their oversight functions across the country.
Unwilling to be outdone, the House of Representatives also adjourned its sessions twice last week due to faulty microphones.
The Anambra State House of Assembly contributed with drama of its own as its Speaker, Rita Maduagwu, was controversially impeached on Tuesday and Ikemba Uzoezie elected to replace her.
The 51-year-old kicked against the impeachment and referred to the lawmakers that impeached her as 'rascals' whose actions she branded a "bundle of illegality".
This led to a showdown on Thursday as police officers were forced to fire tear gas canisters to disperse a crowd of protesters who had gathered at the Assembly complex in solidarity with Maduagwu.
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