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The Oyo State Governor-elect, Seyi Makinde, says he will retain persons appointed by the outgoing All Progressives Congress if they are found to be competent. Makinde, who won the governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party said this during an interview with Lagelu FM 96.7 which was monitored by our correspondent on Tuesday. The governor-elect, who spoke in Yoruba language, said he would put competence ahead of party consideration. He said, “We are willing to work with anyone even in the APC. If we see they are good or if an appointee appointed by the APC is good, we will retain him. At the end of the day, people are more concerned with results.” He also announced a cancellation of the N3,000 education levy which was imposed on students by the Governor Abiola Ajimobi-led government.

Who should be blamed for inconclusive governorship elections –   the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) or desperate politicians perpetrating unruly behaviours? An election is a collective enterprise involving various stakeholders, particularly the umpire, security agencies and politicians. The failure of any of these stakeholders to abide by the rules of the game always spells doom for the process. This is the case in five states where the electoral agency was clearly undermined by the political class. The implication is that in Bauchi, Sokoto, Plateau, Benue and Adamawa and Kano states, the exercise is not complete. INEC has to prepare for supplementary elections as required by the law.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) gave assurance on Tuesday on the state of aircraft flying in the country’s airspace. The NCAA said there was no cause for worry as no Boeing 747 Max 8 is presently in operation in the country. Its spokesman, Sam Adurogboye disclosed this in a statement. He assured the flying public of their safety, stating that there is no cause for alarm.

A police inspector has slumped and died while going to work at the Abule-Ado bus stop on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. The inspector, who was identified as Amiel Dilli, was attached to the Trade Fair Complex Division of the Nigeria Police Force. A man, who said he knew the inspector but preferred to be anonymous, told our correspondent that Dilli had complained of not feeling well before he slumped and died on his way to work on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. According to him, the man had been complaining of general body weakness, adding that he even asked to take some days off in order to go to the hospital. He added that Dilli told him that he would manage the situation and that his condition would improve, noting that he and other friends only got to know that the situation was severe after he had slumped and died near the Oando filling station.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP maintained his lead in the Governorship election conducted last Saturday. Announcing results from Ughelli South, the Returning Officer, Dr Solomon Omonigho, said Governor Ifeanyi Okowa scored 32,086, while Chief Great Ogboru polled 20233 votes. In Udu local government, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa scored 9,042 to beat Chief Great Ogboru who polled 8,605. In Warri South, the PDP governorship candidate, scored 34,977 votes to beat Chief Great Ogboru who scored 12,982. In Bomadi local government, the Returning Officer, Dr Miller Owhelogbo said Governor Ifeanyi Okowa scored 63, 851, while Chief Great Ogboru polled 4,437. In Uvwie local government area, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa scored 15,455 to beat Chief Great Ogboru of the APC who scored 10,467, according to the Returning Officer, Prof Adeshina Oladipupo.

An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun State on Monday sentenced one Olasunkanmi, 19, to six years in prison for stealing three female underwear and one Techno mobile phone valued at N6,000.  Magistrate Rofiat Olayemi sentenced the convict without any option to pay fine. The Prosecutor, Insp. Jafani Musilimi, had told the court that the convict committed the offence on January 28, at about 10 a.m., at No. 12, Ibokun Road, Oja-Oba area, Osogbo. Musilimi said the convict broke into the apartment of one Folashade Ganiyu and stole three underpants belonging to her inside her bathroom.

Mahatma Gandhi hospital nurse Barbara Haines died on Sunday night after her husband allegedly shot her and himself in front of the couple's two children. The KwaZulu-Natal department of health has paid tribute to a mother of two who was shot dead in her home on Sunday night as a "professional hard-working" nurse. Sister Barbara Emmadla Haines, 34, was allegedly shot in the head by her husband following a domestic dispute in the presence of their six-year old daughter and two-year- old son. Her husband then turned the gun on himself. In a media statement KZN MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo said: "It is with great sadness and shock to report the untimely death of Sister Haines, one of our professional nurses at Mahatma Gandhi hospital."