Nigerian Democratic Report

Tinubu’s Government, APC Launch Offensive Against Newspaper Report, Editorial 0
- Analysis
- October 30, 2024
In the last week, the government of President Tinubu has come out fighting and rebuffing a newspaper report on its performance published in The Guardian newspaper. Followed by a sharp criticism of an editorial by The Punch newspaper by the spokesperson of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Rather than address the root causes of what

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Wiked Judges And Nyesomized Courts 0
- News
- October 28, 2024
“A Judge shall avoid developing excessively close relationship with frequent litigants – such as government ministers or their officials, municipal officials, police prosecutors in any Court where the Judge often sits, if such relationship could reasonably create an appearance of partiality.” Rule 2.8, Revised Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers in Nigeria (2016) Sylvanus Nsofor

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Falana Seeks Transfer of Rivers Assembly Case to Port Harcourt 0
- News
- October 27, 2024
Citing conflict of interest and potential bias in Abuja because of the FCT Minister’s gift of a housing scheme for judges in Abuja, Mr. Femi Falana SAN has requested the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho to reassign a case filed against the Rivers State House of Assembly and others to

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INEC Engages Broadcast Anchors on Countering Misinformation, Fake News in Electoral Process 0
- News
- October 27, 2024
To combat false information and its effects on the credibility of the electoral process in the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission has organised a two-day interactive workshop for broadcast media anchors on how to phase out the threats the commission is facing through false information. The workshop, which was organised in collaboration with the

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INEC Workshop for Broadcast Journalists Yields Positive Outcomes 0
- News
- October 27, 2024
Designed and conceptualised as a knowledge-sharing and idea-exchange event for broadcast journalists, especially political editors and programme anchors, the two-day seminar organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) gave more than the participants envisaged. It was a no-holds-barred event, with the electoral management body explaining challenges and constraints often misinterpreted as INEC shortcomings to

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Ondo 2024: INEC Rolls Out Plans for Mock Voters Accreditation 0
- News
- October 24, 2024
Ahead of the Ondo State’s forthcoming off-cycle governorship election, to be held on November 16th, 2024, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rolled out plans to conduct a mock accreditation of voters on November 6, 2024. A statement by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, today,

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