Security was tightened in Ibadan Oyo State on Sunday, following weekend’s bloody clash between supporters of the State Governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja and his estranged deputy, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala in Akure, Ondo State. Many lives were lost.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Peoples Democratic Party stalwart in Oyo State, Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu over the alleged discovery of six Direct Data Capture Machines property of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in his residence in Ibadan.

Her Royal Majesty, (Dr) Lady Josephine Diete-Spiff (BA, LLB Hons) JP, wife of the old governor of Rivers State, King Alfred Diete-Spiff, has just clocked 40 years.

Abia State governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has held talks at the seat of the United States government, the White House, a rare honour usually reserved for heads of state and governments.

Barely 24 hours after the discovery of hidden cameras in the Senate, the National Assembly has been burgled by a yet-to-be identified gang. Following this, the police have arrested four persons.

The Lagos State Government on Monday faulted the provisional figures recently released by the National Population Commission, which put the population of Lagos at 9.2 million.

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State, Chief Lawson Onokpasa, was on Friday night assassinated by unknown gunmen.

Indications emerged on Sunday that the Independent National Electoral Commission had started consulting some legal experts on the fate of Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.

The Sergeant-at-Arms to the National Assembly, Col. Emeka Okere, on Sunday debunked claims that the cameras found inside the Senate chamber were bugging devices.

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Salihu Moddibo Alfa Belgore, has said that the judiciary is the pillar that has prevented the collapse of democracy in the country.

INEC will today start to receive substitution of governorship candidates list from political parties, News Agency of Nigeria reports.

Katsina state commissioner of police Muhammad Abbas has promised to give equal treatment to all presidential candidates during their campaigns.

Kano state commissioner of police Muhammad-Dikko Abubakar says that in a bid to facilitate the smooth conduct of the 2007 general elections, the police will lay emphasis on the Public Order Act.

Media managers in the country have been charged to adhere strictly to their professional ethics.

VICE President Atiku Abubakar has accused federal government of wasting about $500 billion US dollars on rehabilitation of the Nigeria’s power sector over the last seven years.