Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi, the Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State says if elected, all political office holders must send their children to public schools in order to reposition education for national growth and development. Awamaridi made this known to…
Tension in Ogbomoso as collation officers flee INEC office (Punch)
The collation process at the Independent National Electoral Commission at Ogbomoso North Local Government Area has been truncated as the returning officer, Professor Rasheed Okunola and other collation officers were forced to flee the centre. Okunola was reconciling the results…
4,600 Niger IDPs vote, Abdulsalami, Aliyu hail poll conduct (Punch)
A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), has called on Nigerians to maintain peace during and after the elections. This is just as the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Samuel Egwu, disclosed on Saturday that about 4, 600…
Voter, policeman shot dead in Kogi (Punch)
A voter and a policeman have been reportedly shot dead in two separate incidents in Dekina and Okene areas of Kogi State. The voter whose identity could not be immediately ascertained was shot dead in Dekina Local Government Area during…
Lack of ink for thumbing, result sheet stamping delays voting in Delta (Punch)
Non availability of ink for thumb-printing and ballot paper stamping delayed accreditation and voting for over four hours in some polling units in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. As at 12…
Encyclopedia of successful marital relationships (Punch)
Tolani Salawu, no doubt, must have been driven by her experience as a relationship expert and marriage counselor to examine marital relationship from different perspectives in her book, Successful Marriage and the Commandments. The book touches every aspect of marriage.…
Police arrest seven-man robbery gang on Valentine’s Day (Punch)
Members of a seven-man gang said to be notorious for robbing Lagos residents of their valuables were arrested by the Rapid Respond Squad of the Lagos State Police Command on Valentine’s Day. It was gathered that the syndicate was known…
We’re awaiting instruction on what to do with election materials –Lagos INEC (Punch)
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State says it is waiting for instruction from its headquarters on what to do with the electoral materials already deployed for elections. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the electoral umpire had…
Election: Buhari arrives in Lagos for campaign (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Lagos for the continuation of his re-election campaign in the February 16, Presidential Election. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Buhari and his entourage landed at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Mohammed…
Whoever says Buhari, Osinbajo haven’t done anything lives in another world – VP’s mum (Punch)
Mrs. Olubisi Osinbajo, mother of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration had done enough to deserve another term. The 85 -year-old widow disclosed this when her son, Prof. Osinbajo, visited her during the vice…