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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Saturday that there was no violence in the state’s governorship and house of assembly elections. Sanwo-Olu, who is running for reelection, made the remarks shortly after voting at Eiyekole Polling Unit, Ward RA 15, in Lagos Island Local Government Area. Sanwo-Olu arrived at the polling station with his wife, Mrs Ibijoke, at 10.13 a.m., completed his accreditation, and voted at 10.18 a.m. He told reporters after the exercise that the election process should be free of violence and urged everyone to keep the peace. The governor praised INEC officials for their punctuality and…

On Saturday, a protest took place at the Registration Area Centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission, which is located in the Amuwo-Odofin Nursery and Primary School in Mile 2, Lagos, due to a delay in the payment of the commission’s ad hoc staff. Some of the ad hoc workers who spoke with our correspondent said they were promised $15,000 each before leaving the RAC, but they hadn’t been paid as of 9 a.m. One of the ad hoc staff who identified himself as Matthew said, “We were told that we would get ₦15,000 before we leave here but they…

According to reports, some political thugs stole and destroyed voting materials intended for wards 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Bayelsa State’s Ogbia Local Government Area’s constituency five for the House of Assembly election. According to his chief press secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, the act has already been strongly condemned by Governor Douye Diri. The governor pleaded with Bayelsa State’s Inspector General of Police and Commissioner of Police to put an end to the unrest. Election: Soldiers block Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway, drivers stranded At polling places 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 in the Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa State’s Atissa…

Former US President Donald Trump posted to YouTube and Facebook on Friday, returning to the tech platforms that fueled his political rise until he was cut off following his followers’ Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Congress. The “I’M BACK!” posts on his Facebook page and YouTube channel show a CNN video announcing Trump’s election as president in the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton. The screen then fades to a ‘Trump 2024’ screen. “I apologize for keeping you waiting,” Trump says in the video. Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube channel was restored earlier on Friday. Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts were restored…

On Saturday morning, drivers on the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway endured a terrifying experience as they were delayed by a roadblock set up by some soldiers. Due to the ongoing governorship and state assembly elections, it was noted that many drivers of tankers were denied passage. Our correspondent was informed by one of the soldiers that the road would remain closed until 6 o’clock. Women group tasks Nigerians on violence-free election Moses Francis, a tanker driver, claimed that they had been driving since two in the morning. He expressed regret that the obstacle might prevent them from casting a ballot.

Today, tension has resumed across the 36 states as various political parties seek to increase their popularity in the governorship and state assembly elections. There are 28 governorship seats and 993 state assembly seats at stake. Today, 15 states are expected to hold supplementary elections for the National Assembly. The polls come three weeks after the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, won the presidential election and the National Assembly election. The tension generated ahead of today’s polls snowballed into violence in Ibadan on Thursday when APC supporters clashed with those of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at…

The fifth amendment to the 1999 Constitution, which mandates that the president and Governors send the list of Ministers and Commissioners to the legislature within 60 days of their inauguration, has been signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Fifth Alteration No. 23 Bill, which was sent to the President for assent by the National Assembly, is one of the bills that received a two-thirds vote of support from State legislatures. The President, Muhammadu Buhari has signed bill no. 23 and 15 other amendments into law, according to a statement from the House Committee on Constitution Review. The statement,…

The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has urged Nigerians to keep the Governorship and Houses of Assembly elections peaceful. Hajiya Lami Lau, the national president of NCWS, made the call in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. She urged women and young people to vote in large numbers and not to be intimidated during the voting process. Lau urged youths to speak out against violence both during and after the elections, noting that the Presidential and National Assembly elections saw some violence in some states. “I want Nigerians to stand united against violence and activities that will jeopardize…

According to a doctor’s post-mortem report, at least 22 people were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar last week, including three Buddhist monks, in what opponents of military rule say was a massacre of civilians carried out by the army. A spokesman for Myanmar’s junta, which deposed the elected government in a coup two years ago, said its troops were involved in clashes with rebel fighters in the Pinlaung region of southern Shan state but had not injured any civilians. According to Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun, the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) and another rebel group entered…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja dismissed an appeal by an associate of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari – Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Sunday J. Ubua – seeking bail. A three-member panel of the appellate court ruled on Friday that Ubua’s appeal was without merit. In the lead judgment, Justice Stephen Adah held that the appellant had presented no new materials to the court that justified departing from the earlier decision on the issue by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja. “I have chronic diabetes”, Abba Kyari begs court to release him…