Election campaign heats up in Nigera

THISDAY ONLINE:
"The House of Representatives yesterday reacted angrily to the continued violence, wanton killings and destruction of property unleashed on law abiding citizens in the course of political campaigns with particular mention of Monday’s incident in Lagos
They also kicked against similar acts in other parts of the country and called on the police to rise to the occasion."

And you thought politicking in the US was too intense!

In other election news, the Independent National Election Commission complained that a spate of court orders mandating ballot access for additional candidates could force a delay in the elections. Meanwhile the armed forces have announced their readiness to handle any assigned duties with regard to the election, northern state governors pledged that voters would not be inhibited in exercising their franchise, and there was a nice photo of a bunch of pols dancing at a campaign rally.