The Baba Suwe saga rumbles on as the comedian's lawyer has now made it clear that he intends to sue the NDLEA for a record breaking N1billion. As things stand right now, the drug agency has held Suwe for eight days on allegations that he ingested substances suspected to be hard drugs. However, up until now, and after three defecations under close observation, nothing has been found on the Yoruba movie actor.

In other, national news, the Senate has rejected a proposal to merge the EFCC and ICPC. The lawmakers forced the sponsor of the bill, Ita Enang to withdraw it, and in the process told him that he had not thought it through. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives have questioned the workability of President Jonathan's fiscal proposals for the next four years. However, from a populist point of view, the biggest news to come out of the House of Representatives yesterday was the passage of a law by the House prescribing life behind bars for anyone found guilty of kidnapping in Nigeria. The new law is separate from the broader Anti-Terrorism Bill signed into law by President Jonathan earlier, and targets offences considered to be strictly related to hostage taking, seizing of persons and abduction for cash. Remember that some states, mostly in the South have already passed and signed laws prescribing either life terms or capital punishment for the crime.

In some sad news, Sunday Nwachukwu, who was one of the first twelve critically injured people on life support flown to South Africa in the wake of the bomb blast at the UN compund in Abuja passed away yesterday . We wish his family peace, and offer prayers for his soul. Nurudeen Opeyemi, the Youth Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria has died along with two others in flooding following Tuesday's heavy downpour in Lagos. Opeyemi missed his step while trying to cross a gutter and was swept awy by the flood. His body has yet to be found. Speaking of flooding, the Lagos state government has issued a flood alert to communities along the Ogun River flood plain. The flood plain cuts across about eight communities, including some parts of Mile 12, Agiliti, Isheri North, Owode-Onirin, Ikorodu, Majidun and Ajegunle.

Notice that the communities affected by the flood alert are rural communities in Lagos, and one of the problems with living in rural Nigeria is that the government hardly plans for you. However, Jonthan Okoronkwo has an idea of how to solve the problems of rural electricity. Another columnist, Sly, choses to talk about Boko Haram and how we should not negotiate with the group, while pretty Dania Idam still stuck in the creeks asks what is in a name.