These are the top five stories that drove conversation today.

1. LAI MOHAMMED ‘CLEARS THE AIR’ ON PRESIDENT BUHARI’S DEATH

Amid speculations of President Muhammadu Buhari’s death, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said Acting President Yemi Osinbajo speaks with Buhari every day.

2. WHY EL-ZAKZAKY IS STILL IN CUSTODY – LAI MOHAMMED

The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has said that the reason Shiite leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, is still in protective custody is due to the federal government’s inability to build him a house.

3. CRISTIANO RONALDO MAKES ‘IRREVERSIBLE’ DECISION TO QUIT REAL MADRID

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has made an ‘irreversible’ decision to leave the club, reports say.

According to reports, Ronaldo is angry at his treatment by Spanish tax authorities and wishes to leave the country.

4. LEAVE NIGER DELTA BEFORE OCTOBER 1 | MILITANTS ORDER NORTHERNERS

A coalition of Niger Delta militant groups on Thursday asked Northerners to leave the region before October 1.

The groups under the aegis of Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators said none of those who asked Igbos to leave the North have been arrested.

5. BUHARI IS A HAUSA MAN WITHOUT BRAIN – REV. FATHER OBIMMA (WATCH)

A Reverend Father, Emmanuel Chibuzor Obimma has said President Muhammadu Buhari is “a Hausa man without brain.”

In a video that has gone viral on the internet, the cleric said the President arrested IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu because he was “not intelligent”.