Accreditation of voters witnessed mixed fortunes in voter turnout in Kogi and Oyo States as well as Sokoto State where the exercise took off amid tight security.

Abuja-Elections into 24 out of the 36 governorship seats and that of the 34 Houses of Assembly started, Tuesday with tight security across the nation.

Accredidation in Oyo State started early today and voters turned out en-masse. According to uncomfirmed reports by our correspondent, 850,000 already thumprinted ballot papers were allegedly found with some people in Oke Ogun area. Soldiers have already arrested some people.

Mr Adisa Bolanta, the Commissioner of Police in Delta, on Monday said the command would treat any political thugs caught as armed robbers.

Just as the accreditation of voters is about to begin this morning, the Anambra State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof Chukwuemeka Onukaogu has announced the postponement of  polls in Ogbaru Federal Constituency where the results of the April 9 Polls were cancelled.

As Nigerians go to the polls today for the last phase of the 2011 General elections, to elect the candidates of their choice in the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, the Presidential Committee on Public Awareness on Security and Civic Responsibilities, has called on all registered Nigerians to go out en masse and exercise their civic responsibility.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has scheduled National Assembly elections in the outstanding wards of Ekeremor and Sagbama local government areas of Bayelsa State for Thursday, April 28, 2011.

Security operatives in states of the South West have stepped up their activities to forestall the threat of violence as a result of today’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the region.

Barely 72 after the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Alakuko, CSP Joseph Olatunmokun and two other policemen were killed by armed robbers in Lagos State,operatives of the State Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),at the early hours of yesterday, killed a seven-man gang of robbers, who have been terrorizing residents of the state in recent times during a shoot-out in Mushin.