Voting has commenced at Polling Unit 007, St. Stephens Nursery and Primary School, Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island, where Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is expected to cast his vote.

The PUNCH reports that voting to elect chairmen and councillors for the local government areas began at the polling unit at 8am.

Suspected kidnappers on Friday attempted to abduct the Chairman of Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State, Abubakar Saidu, in his house located at GRA, Jalingo, the state capital.

Saidu told newsmen in Jalingo that eight assailants arrived at his residence at 2am in the early hours of Friday, armed with weapons.

The South-West Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday, distanced itself from the coalition of opposition political parties, urging all members to remain united, steadfast and continue to stand behind its leaders in the zone in navigating through all issues at both the zonal and national levels.

This formed part of the communique read by the Zonal Publicity Secretary of the party, Sanya Atofarati, after the meeting held at the PDP Zonal Secretariat in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

American R&B singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty in a UK court to further charges stemming from an alleged London nightclub brawl in 2023.

Fans of the singer, who is in the middle of an international tour, packed the public gallery at London’s Southwark Crown Court.

The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed two persons dead and 10 injured in an auto crash that occurred along Ringim-Kano Road, in the Ringim Local Government Area of the state.

The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr. Umar Mas’ud, told newsmen in Dutse, the state capital, on Friday that the incident, which involved two Volkswagen cars, was caused by overspeeding and wrongful overtaking.