These are the top five stories to monitor today.

1) President Buhari takes a vacation

President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to soon leave the country on a 10 day vacation. He is expected to visit a medical specialist in connection with an ear infection.

2) Government losing a N1 billion daily

Recent findings have shown that the Nigerian government is suffering more than N1 billion loss daily due to the continuous bombing and destruction of oil installation in the Niger Delta region.

3) Military invades another Delta community

In a bid to flush out militants, operatives of the Joint Task Force has invaded another Delta state community, arresting six persons.

4) Senate cannot arrest Lamorde… for now

The Nigerian Senate has revealed that it cannot arrest former chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, due to a court order.

5) Expel Nigeria from the Commonwealth – Pro-Biafra group

A group has called on the Commonwealth of Nations to withdraw Nigeria’s membership over extrajudicial killings.