• Edo, Ondo Polls: INEC Urges Media to Uphold Truth, Defend Democracy

    Edo, Ondo Polls: INEC Urges Media to Uphold Truth, Defend Democracy0

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    • September 6, 2024

    Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Sam Olumekun on Friday charged the media to uphold truth and integrity in election coverage. Mr. Olumekun, represented by Director Voter Education and Publicity (VEP), Mrs Mary Nkem, who made the charge at a pre-election briefing to the INEC Press Corps in Abuja

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  • Lagos State Requests Chief Coroner to Probe Journalist Pelumi Onifade’s Death

    Lagos State Requests Chief Coroner to Probe Journalist Pelumi Onifade’s Death0

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    • September 6, 2024

    The Lagos State Government has expressed its readiness to comply with the orders of a Federal High Court in Lagos directing an inquiry into the manner and cause of death of Mr. Pelumi Onifade, a 20-year-old reporter with Gboah TV, reportedly arrested by the Police while covering the #EndSARS protests in October 2020 and later

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  • Democracy: INEC Boss Wants CSOs to Scrutinise Party Primaries, Local Govt Elections

    Democracy: INEC Boss Wants CSOs to Scrutinise Party Primaries, Local Govt Elections0

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    • September 5, 2024

    Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, wants Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to extend their scrutiny to the activities of Political Parties and State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs), to deepen democracy and enhance the conduct of elections in Nigeria. He made the call when a coalition of civil society organisations, under

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