Rivers State: Fubara’s Inquiry on Wike, Contractors’ Debt, Properties and Donations

Corruption: Will the States Succeed in Using Court to Scrap the EFCC?0
- Analysis
- October 14, 2024
It emerged last week that the Supreme Court has fixed October 22 to hear a suit against the federal government on the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that could lead to its scrapping if the court finds the process of its creation inchoate. The suit was filed by almost half of
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Rivers State: Averting the Lawlessness Triggered by Conflicting Judicial Pronouncements 0
- Analysis, News
- October 1, 2024
Tension is at a feverish pitch with a likelihood of a breakdown of law and order as the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission holds the local government elections this Saturday. Will the elections be held? Will it not? Would there be peace during the conduct of the elections? These are questions Nigerians wait with bated
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Analysts Review Resurgence of Regional Development Commissions in Nigeria 0
- Analysis, News
- September 27, 2024
The quest for regional Development Commissions went full circle on Thursday when the Senate passed a bill to establish the South West Development Commission. The bill passed a third reading on the Senate floor after Senator Shehu Kaka Lawan, chairman committee on special duties, presented a report. The bill will be transmitted to the President
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Voter Apathy in Edo Governorship Election: Another Trust Deficit Issue for INEC?0
- Analysis, News
- September 25, 2024
Despite the intense politicking and jamborees that overwhelmed the state before the just concluded Edo state off-cycle governorship election, the election ended up recording an abysmally low voter turnout. This has led many analysts to ponder the reasons responsible for this. The election, which took place on Saturday, September 21, 2024, saw the All Progressives
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Governance: Dangote Refinery’s Commencement of Production Heralds New Petrol Price Regime 0
- Analysis, News
- September 4, 2024
Tuesday was a historic day for Dangote Refinery as it commenced the production of premium motor spirit otherwise known as petrol giving Nigerians hope that the problem of perennial scarcity of the product and long queues at filling stations would become a thing of the past. Dangote refinery will be the first to work in
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Edo 2024: Growing Concerns, Anxieties Over Demand for Violence-Free Election 0
- Analysis, News
- September 4, 2024
…PDP Demands Level Playing Field …Police Assures Its Neutrality As the off-cycle governorship election in Edo State approaches, concerns have been raised and growing over the recurring tendency of electoral violence during the electioneering campaigns and on election day. Of recent, there have been continuous clashes between the supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
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