Nigerian Democratic Report

Controversy Over Ex-Governor Bello’s Arrest, Surrender to EFCC 0
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- September 18, 2024
EFCC Says Not in Our Custody News of the arrest of fugitive Kogi state’s strongman and former governor of the state hit the airwaves like a bolt from the blue on Wednesday, but the news was yet to sink properly into the ears before Nigerians realised that the content was from Pandora’s box: Simple in

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Fact-Check: Scam Alert! Facebook Accounts Impersonate Paga Fintech Money App 0
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- September 18, 2024
Verdict: Facebook page posing as an agent of Paga is not Real Brief: A Facebook page is impersonating a financial service company, PAGA, and offering a fake promo on their POS machine. Full text: Our researcher saw a Facebook-sponsored advertisement dated August 13, 2024, posted by a user POS, that Paga is

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MRA Condemns Harassment of Citizens by DSS for Exercising Right to Information Under FOI Act 0
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- September 16, 2024
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the harassment of the leader of a citizens group by the Department of State Services (DSS) for exercising their fundamental right to request information from the government under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011, describing the act of intimidation as unlawful and aimed at undermining the very principles

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Fact-Check: Misleading! Insufficient Evidence of NIMASA Crumbling Under Mobereola’s Watch 0
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- September 16, 2024
Fact-Check: Misleading! Insufficient Evidence of NIMASA Crumbling Under Mobereola’s Watch Claim: An online news platform, ShippingWorld News Magazine has claimed that NIMASA is crumbling under the Director General of the National Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola citing controversial issues around the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme. Verdict: Misleading.

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SERAP Sues President Tinubu Over ‘Unlawful Petrol Price Hike’0
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- September 15, 2024
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Friday filed a lawsuit against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over “the failure to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to reverse the unlawful increase in the pump price of petrol, and to probe the allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the NNPCL.” In the suit

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Off-Cycle Polls: CAPPA Engages Journalists on Conflict Sensitive Reporting 0
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- September 11, 2024
Ahead of the off-cycle elections in Edo and Ondo states on September 21 and November 16, respectively, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has organised a webinar for journalists and media practitioners on conflict-sensitive reporting. The virtual engagement, titled “Conflict Sensitive Reporting and Election: Best Practices and Ethical Considerations,” was organised in collaboration with

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