These are the stories that drove conversation this week.

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka had said he would destroy his green card if U.S President Donald Trump won the presidential election.

There was no evidence if he actually went ahead with the supposed “threat” but, he was reported to have gone back to the U.S.

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Reacting to widespread criticism and a report by a National Daily, the Presidency said President Buhari’s appointments are not lopsided.

In that light, the Presidency released state by state federal appointments by President Buhari; although, a couple of names were omitted.

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated that all attempts by any unscrupulous group to divide Nigeria should be resisted.

He said, “This country is better together stronger together than separated. There is nothing we gain by being separated because the countries around us are tiny countries; very tiny countries.”

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In an annual list of 500 most influential Muslims, President Buhari, Is-Haq Oloyede and Boko Haram’s Abubakar Shekau appeared.

The list also featured the Sultan of Sokoto.

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“It is a shame that we have to go to town to beg for food from civilians”.

Those are the words of a soldier in a letter to President Buhari highlighting the corruption in the Military.

In reaction, Tukur Buratai said the allowances of the soldiers would be paid almost immediately.

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The Federal Government has suspended the chairman of the special investigation panel on the recovery of public property, Okoi Obono-Obla until further notice.

The AGF’s letter to that effect read, “the vice-president expressed his concerns on the activities of the special investigation panel on the recovery of public property which runs contrary to the enabling Act establishing it. He also noted that the activities of the panel run foul or contrary to established administrative procedures and protocols in the Federal Civil Service structure.”

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26 Nigerians – mostly women – were reported dead en route Europe which heightened the voice of concerned people on the spate of illegal immigration by young people.

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President Buhari presented the 2018 budget to a joint session of the national assembly and talked about a couple of things.  Read the full speech here.

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Some officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have accused the Chairman, Colonel Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah of aiding the activities of drug barons and criminals.

“In the history of the NDLEA, drug barons have not had a better time than now. In fact, they are having a field day, producing and selling drugs to the detriment of the country. Abdallah has not taken steps to checkmate the activities of drug barons,” Concerned Staff stated in the petition.

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Kaduna teachers wrote a competency test organised by the state government and failed and decided to organise a protest afterwards.

The NUT, in reaction, said the competency test did not follow due process and should be ignored. They also threatened state governors owing salaries to pay or face industrial action.