Anambra State government has evacuated 312 corps members serving in various troubled spots in the North, the Special Assistant to the governor on Media, Mr Valentine Obienyem, has said.

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Hafiz Ringim, Tuesday directed the provision of adequate security for those involved in WAEC examinations in Kaduna and Bauchi states.

The Presidential Candidate of ACN, Malam Nuhu Ribadu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar were among absentees in yesterday’s House of Assembly elections in Adamawa State.

Reports reaching Vanguard indicate that Governor Sullivan Chime seeking re-election on the platform of PDP swept the polls in the three senatorial zones of the state.

No fewer than five persons suspected to be thugs were arrested yesterday at Inyaba North Development Centre of Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi State.

Governor Gabriel Suswam of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party has finally broken the 32 year old jinx at the Benue State Government House polling unit where he polled a total of 278 votes to beat the Action Congress of Nigeria candidate Prof Steven Ugbah who garnered 184 votes.

Former Head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has said that though the election in the country is over, there is still the need for a national dialogue to be conveyed to discuss what led to the crisis that engulfed part of the country after the presidential election last week and find a lasting solution to the problem.