The Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State has urged the European Union (EU) and other international community to come to the rescue of democracy in Nigeria, given the outcome of the governorship and House of Assembly elections.

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, yesterday, said that political progressivism, as espoused by the All Progressives Congress (APC), is taking firm root in Nigeria, stressing that the tenets have come to stay.

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, received a heroic welcome as thousands of residents in his home-town of Iperu-Remo in Ikenne Local Council, trooped out to congratulate him over his re-election into office for second term.

Ekiti State doctors, under the auspices of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), which is an affiliate of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), has given the state government a one-month ultimatum over alleged pay disparity with their counterparts in tertiary health institutions in the state, otherwise they would proceed on strike.

Despite budgeting millions of naira for water treatment and distribution plants, many states have either not been properly maintained or expanded to meet the growing population.