UPN accuses Amosun, APC supporters of destroying billboard

Unity Party of Nige­ria (UPN) in Ogun State yesterday ac­cused Governor Ibikunle Amosun and his All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters of alleged­ly destroying the billboard of its governorship candidate, Prince Rotimi Paseda in the Sagamu area of the state.

PDP fingers APC over attack on Jonathan in Katsina

The Peoples Demo­cratic Party (PDP) has condemned Tuesday’s attack on President Goodluck Jonathan’s convoy in Kat­sina.
According to media reports, irate youths had pelted the President’s con­voy with stones while Pres­ident Jonathan was leaving the residence of the aged mother of his late prede­cessor in office, Umaru Yar’Adua.

Keshi returns weekend, eyes fresh contract

In a last ditch effort to regain his job, out of contract coach Ste­phen Keshi is expected to return from the United States where he had gone on holiday this weekend
Our reliable source dis­closed that the coach may have been jolted by the real­ity that he may lose out on the job if he did not return and open negotiations with the NFF.

Fayose kicks off one week campaign for Jonathan in Ekiti

The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has declared that the fierce criti­cisms from the All Pro­gressives Congress (APC) would not deter him from ensuring electoral victory for President Goodluck Jonathan in the February presidential election.

Robbers cart away N6m church offering in Ogun

Police in Ogun State have arrested a robbery suspect, identified as So­moye, who allegedly led his gang to rob a church (names withheld) in the Ibara GRA area of Abeo­kuta of N6 million cash.
The gang was also alleged to have dispossessed congre­gation of their cash and other valuables.
Somoye had led his rob­bery gang to rob the church of the cash and valuables during an anniversary ser­vice last Sunday.

Buhari should withdraw from the election and report to the nearest police station- FFK

People ask why we bother with politics is there anything funnier than it now? Lol. Spokesperson of the PDP Presidential campaign organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode has called on the

Zambian police disperse opposition protesters

About 100 supporters of Hakainde Hichilema's party outside vote-counting centre driven off with batons and tear-gas.

Police asked opposition supporters in Lusaka to disperse, then drove them off after they did not [AFP]

Zambian police have fired tear-gas to disperse about 100 supporters of the leading opposition candidate in the presidential election.
A number of Hakainde Hichilema's United Party for National Development supporters waiting for results of the closely fought race were arrested and forced into a police van on Wednesday, an AFP news agency reporter said.
The group had kept a vigil outside a conference centre in Lusaka where the first batch of official results from Tuesday's vote were expected to be released.
Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa, reporting the scene of the confrontation