AMAECHI FLOORS JONATHAN, WINS GOVERNORS' FORUM CHAIRMAN Rivers State governor Chibuike Amaechi has won the chairmanship of the Nigeria's Governors Forum for a fresh 2 years. According to PREMIUMTIMES, Amaechi won against the antics of the presidency believed to edge him out. Details later.

SENATE APPROVES STATE OF EMERGENCY The Senate on tuesday approved the state of emergency earlier declared by President Goodluck Jonathan in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. At the end of a closed door session, the 100 senators present unianimously backed the move. The House of Representatives is expected to also consider the measure aimed at checking the activities of terrorists in the north.

SENATE IN SECRET DEBATE OVER STATE OF EMERGENCY Reports from the National Assembly indicate that the Senate has gone into a secret session to consider the State of Emergency declared by the Federal Government in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. After reading the letter from the president as to that regard, the senators went into the secret session to debate on the measure. By this, the public will not know the individual opinion of the senators. 2/3rd majority from the senate and the house of representatives is required for the measure to be endorsed.

JAMB RELEASES 68,000 WITHELD RESULTS The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of over 68,000 results of candidates who sat for the UTME last saturday. The results were witheld mainly because of biometric inconsistencies. Affected candidates are advised to check their results on JAMB's website. Meanwhile the Computer-Based Test version of the exam is holding today at the designated centres across the country.

JONATHAN DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BORNO, YOBE, ADAMAWA STATES The Federal Government has declared states of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. In a broadcast tuesday evening, President Goodluck Jonathan said the decision to declare the state of emergency was necesitated by the worsening security situations in the states.

JONATHAN ADDRESSES NIGERIANS BY 7PM President Goodluck Jonathan will at 7pm address the country. In a tweet statement by his media advicer Reuben Abati a short while ago, the broadcast will be on the network services of the NTA and the FRCN. Other broadcast houses are expected to hook up to the networks.

JAMB RELEASES 2013 UTME RESULTS, WITHHOLDS 12,110 RESULTS