In modern-day democracy, elections into various national political offices came into manifestation through the instrumentality of the law. Both the electoral institution and its processes are governed by legal framework. Every democratic state across the world elects their political leaders through direct or indirect electoral system which is supervised by electoral body guided by relevant …
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The international community must help Nigeria make the best of an imperfect situation. A man reads a newspaper after Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared the winner and president-elect of Nigeria after elections disputed by opposition parties in Lagos, Nigeria on March 1, 2023.REUTERS/James Oatway The just concluded Nigerian election will not pass the test of …
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…Declares Buhari’s order on new naira invalid The Supreme Court has invalidated the new naira design policy initiated by the Federal Government on the grounds that it was not done with due consultation and in line with constitutional provisions. Following, the apex court ordered that the old naira notes shall continue to be used side …
Late Pius Adesanmi I had two spells as a student at the University of Ilorin, abbreviated by us as ‘Unilorin’. True, our university started as a college under the University of Ibadan, (UI). We were in a hurry, however, to assert our independence and define our own corporate identity, soon after we were weaned off …
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After the buzz of a rare third party candidate and a chaos of a cash crisis, Nigerians chose continuity. The election process, which was supposed to be smoother this year because of technology, was anything but. Opposition parties dispute the outcome, with three of them having boycotted the process to collate votes because of technical glitches and …
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