These are the top five stories you should monitor today.

1. NIGERIA IS IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY – DOGARA

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has expressed shock over the deployment of military personnel in over 28 states in the country.

2. PATIENCE JONATHAN WITHDRAWS SUIT AGAINST EFCC, TO PAY N50,000

Patience Jonathan, wife of former President, Goodluck Jonathan has been ordered to pay N50,000 to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday.

3. INEC’S INABILITY TO CONDUCT CREDIBLE ELECTION THREATENS NIGERIA’S UNITY – WIKE

Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said Nigeria’s unity was being threatened by the inability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free and fair elections.

4. APC DOES NOT KNOW THE HEALTH STATUS OF BUHARI – SPOKESPERSON

Spokesperson of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bolaji Abdullahi has said he is not privy to the health situation of President Muhammadu Buhari.

5. HOW JUSTICE NGWUTA USED TWO PASSPORTS AT THE SAME TIME – IMMIGRATION

Justice Sylvanus Ngwuta of the Supreme Court used two active international passports at the same time, an official of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.