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INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The conduct of the 2023 presidential/National Assembly polls on February 25 has once more stirred deep questions on the credibility and integrity of the Independent National Electoral Commission. A host of domestic and international observers agreed that the polls grossly fell short of minimum global standards. It is a shame that after …
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Pleadings by Peter Obi at the Appeal Court sitting as a Presidential Election Tribunal 28. The Petitioners (Peter Obi and Labour Party) further plead that the 2nd Respondent (Bola Ahmed Tinubu) was also at the time of the election not qualified to contest for election to the office of President as he was fined the …
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Nigeria carried out the second round of its electoral process with gubernatorial and state assembly elections on March 18. The United States is deeply troubled by the disturbing acts of violent voter intimidation and suppression that took place during those polls in Lagos, Kano, and other states. Members of the U.S. diplomatic mission observed the …
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Nigeria’s presidential transition offers US and UK policymakers a chance to reset their relations with Abuja. Nigeria’s just concluded presidential elections have been focusing minds in London and Washington. Like tens of millions of Nigerian voters, Anglo-American officials realized what was at stake. Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and is on track to be the …
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San Benito, Texas CNN — Raul Rodriguez says he’ll never forget the moment he realized his life was built on a lie. He was so shaken that he felt the blood rushing to his feet. In a matter of seconds, a family secret had shattered the way he saw the world and his place in it. “That …
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