N250million – Senator Dino Melaye revealed that the cost of constructing the Vice President’s official residence had been inflated and his gatehouse alone is to cost this amount.

150 – The number of cows Zimbabweans have to donate to their President, Robert Mugabe in preparation for his 93rd birthday celebration.

3,332 – The Nigerian Army said, on Thursday, that it arrested this number of Boko Haram terrorists in the last three weeks.

661 – A container carrying 661 pump-action rifles was intercepted by the Nigerian Customs Service in Lagos. Two Customs officers have been arrested for clearing the container.

N30million – Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has returned this amount to the EFCC as part of the N4.7bn he was accused of receiving from the Office of the National Security Adviser.