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Senate Has Betrayed Trust Of Nigerians – Itodo

The Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, has said that the Nigerian Senate has betrayed the trust of Nigerians by retaining provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act that fail to expressly allow for real-time electronic transmission of election results from polling units. Speaking in an interview with Saturday Telegraph yesterday, Itodo described the Senate’s...
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…Blocking Undemocratic, Says Afenifere – New Telegraph

A Yoruba socio-political pressure group, Afenifere has flayed the Senate for passing the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Amendment Bill 2026 without mandatory real-time electronic transmission of results and digital voter identification. Reacting to the development, Afenifere stated that the move is tantamount to a betrayal of constitutionalism and multiparty democracy, adding that it...
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‘Enough Is Enough- Fathia Williams

Nollywood actress Fathia Williams has reacted to a post in which a blogger suggested that she and Queen of the box office Funke Akindele greeted each other awkwardly. Addressing bloggers who, according to her, enjoy stirring up unnecessary drama between her and her colleagues, Fathia make it clear that the narrative being pushed online was...
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Lawyers Condemn Senate’s Rejection – New Telegraph

Some lawyers yesterday condemned the Senate’s rejection of the mandatory electronic transmission of election results. The Senate had on Wednesday rejected a proposal to make the electronic transmission of election results compulsory, but insisted that it has not removed electronic upload from Nigeria’s electoral law, clarifying that the existing Electoral Act already permits digital transmission...
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APC Appoints Masari Chairman Of National Convention C’ttee

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday appointed former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, as the  Chairman of its forthcoming National Convention Committee slated for March. The ruling party made this announcement in a press statement issued by the  National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in Abuja. According to the statement, the party also expanded the reconstituted...
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FG Flags Off Distribution Of Food, Nutritional Items To Vulnerable Families In Borno

The Federal Government has flagged off the nationwide emergency food and nutrition support for vulnerable individuals and households in Borno State, as part of a strategic intervention to mitigate rising food insecurity and restore hope to conflict affected communities. Speaking at the flag off ceremony in Maiduguri, the state capital yesterday, the Acting Governor, Alhaji...
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