These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today.

The house of the former leader of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf is to be turned into a museum.

This was announced by the Borno State Government.

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Reacting to widespread outrage, the Nigerian Police have said that a court has cleared the Police Officer – Ibrahim Danjuma – who was indicted in the Apo Six murders and the Police Service Commission has vetoed his reinstatement.

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The Ekiti State Government has announced that 10,000 children, alongside tailors, would benefit from the Christmas package that the governor, Ayodele Fayose has prepared.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that insurgency in the North East is just like “a dying horse” and that is the reason the insurgents are taking desperate measures, like using underaged children, to ensure they stay relevant.

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An attack was reported in Ikorodu and there are indications that the murder was carried out by badoo boys.

The Police have, however, said an investigation has begun, as the victim of the attack, a pastor, has a tattoo on his arm that suggests that he might have had a past with cultists.