Nigerian electoral reforms
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The fallout from the September 2024 Edo State governorship election has taken a dramatic turn as former Minister of Aviation Osita Chidoka accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of systemic rigging. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Chidoka presented detailed evidence of electoral malpractice, alleging deliberate manipulation to favour the ruling All Progressives Congress…
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Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has ordered the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to assess the extent of damages in the Damaturu market fire incident of Tuesday. According to him, the Fire Service Department (FSD) should henceforth be on standby during the Harmattan dry season. The Director General, Media and Press Affairs to the…
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The manifesto released by the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has shown alignment with the tax reform proposed by President Bola Tinubu. This is amid his current stance against the Tax Reform Bills, which have passed a second reading in the Senate after they were presented by the…
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A new report by SBM Intelligence, a market/security intelligence gathering and consulting firm, has ranked Nigeria and four other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa as the biggest losers in its Africa Country Instability Risk Report. The report by SBM Intelligence assesses political, economic, and social factors contributing to the region's political instability. It also provides a…
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abayomi Mumuni, on Tuesday stated that the proposed tax reform introduced
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Human rights advocate Dele Farotimi has claimed that his life is under threat, saying that the Nigerian police are attempting to abduct him in an effort to silence him. Farotimi, in a statement he titled "They Want to Silence Me" on Monday, accused law enforcement of using coercive and unconventional tactics to intimidate him and…
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Justice Mojisola Dada of a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has ordered the arrest of the former Managing Director of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Lawal Kuru, for his absence in court for his arraignment over alleged N76 billion fraud. The court had scheduled Tuesday for Kuru's arraignment along with the Managing Director…
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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has uncovered a gun-making factory operated by a father and his sons, where firearms of different makes
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The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has announced the lifting of its suspension on pension fund investments in commercial papers where non-bank capital market operators serve as Issuing and Paying Agents (IPAs). This decision was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday and follows recent regulatory developments from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). PenCom had imposed…
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The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, revealed that