Ahead of April polls, the Oyo State Police Command has warned that any politician caught with dangerous weapons during the poll would be seriously dealth with.

Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has promised to negotiate with the state workforce over the payment of the newly recommended N18,000 as the living wage, just as the governor announced that the state reserve funds has increased to N55 billion.

Senate President, David Mark, has decried the destruction of his campaign bill boards in Benue South senatorial district. Senator Mark, who is hoping to represent Benue South senatorial district for a record four time at the Senate, condemned the destruction of bills boards of rival political opponents, saying it might jeopardise the success of April polls.

Chief media aide to Chief Olusegun Oni, former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Wale OJo-Lanre, has described the statement credited to the Onisan of Isan-Ekiti, Oba Sunday Ajiboye, that past administrations in the state punished the people of the town because of their support for Governor Kayode Fayemi, saying; “such comment is unbecoming of a traditional ruler, who is supposed to be non-partisan.”

THE House of Representatives yesterday demanded a presidential reversal of a directive barring some political parties from holding political rallies in state capitals.