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Citizens who lost voter’s card, three months before election day can’t vote – Electoral act
The new Electoral act signed by President Mohammadu Buhari will disenfranchise citizens who lost their voters card three months before the election day. This is contained in Part III in clause 18 of the act which was made available to Western Post. According to the act, any voter who has his/her voter’s card “lost, destroyed, defaced, torn or otherwise damaged,”…
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Air Peace, Emir of Kano tussle gets messier
The tussle between the Emir Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero and Air Peace got messier as the Emir’s protocol officer, Isa Bayero, has given the airline 72 hours to apologise for embarrassing the monarch. The Emir’s cousin asked the airline to publish an apology in a national daily and then come personally to the Emir to tender an apology. Bayero had…
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2022 Electoral Act at a glance and details Nigerians must know ahead of the next general elections
Download the new electoral act signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari HERE
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Presidential primaries start April 4, other matters from INEC timetable
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the revised timetable for next General elections earlier today following the signing of new Electoral Law yesterday by President Muhammadu Buhari. The new Electoral law will guide the conduct and management of the election. Politicians and many civil society groups have mounted pressure on in the last couple of months to sign what has…
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BREAKING: INEC shifts presidential election to Feb 25
The Independent National Electoral Commission has shifted the 2023 presidential electoral election by one week to February 25, 2022. The shift in date was announced by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday. The new date was as a result of a result of the new electoral act signed into law by President Muhammadu…
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Finally, Nigeria gets new electoral law, Buhari says law is great improvement on previous act
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Electoral Bill of 2022 today at the State House. The President had earlier rejected the earlier version of the Bill that made only direct primary compulsory for all political parties describing the provision as undemocratic. President at signing ceremony at Aso Rock were Senate President Dr. Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of House of…
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EFCC tasks civil society, town unions on repositioning NDDC
The Zonal Head of Public Affairs of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE Dele Oyewale, has called on civil society and communal groups in the Niger Delta region, to brace up and tackle the menace of economic and financial crimes at the grassroots level, to ensure the…
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FG to send plane to airlift stranded Nigerians in Ukraine
Minster of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says plans are underway by the Federal Government to airlift Nigerians stranded in Ukraine – once the airports reopen. Speaking on Thursday, Onyema said the country was not taking anything to chances in ensuring that Nigerians in Ukraine are safe. Russia Defence Ministry announced on Thursday that its military has started full scale war…
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