Nigerian Democratic Report

INEC Chairman Pledges Peaceful, Fair Anambra Election at Peace Accord 0
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- November 3, 2025
Professor Joash O. Amupitan (SAN), Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured that the forthcoming Anambra State off-cycle governorship election will be conducted peacefully and with integrity. He highlighted the comprehensive preparations undertaken and emphasised the joint commitment to ensuring a non-violent electoral process. He also called on all political parties and

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Media Rights Agenda Releases Report on Incidents Involving Journalists and Government Officials 0
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- November 3, 2025
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Monday released a report titled “When Protectors Become Predators: The State Against Freedom of Expression in Nigeria”, documenting a disturbing pattern of attacks, intimidation, and harassment targeted at journalists and other media workers by security, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies, which are the very institutions that are supposed to protect

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FCT Police Begin Crackdown Following U.S. Security Warning 0
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- November 3, 2025
Shortly after the United States issued a new security warning to the Nigerian government regarding potential terrorist activity and rising crime, the Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), CP Miller G. Dantawaye, announced increased law enforcement operations across Abuja and nearby areas. According to a statement released by the FCT Police Command

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Tinubu, Federal Government, Sheikh Gumi, Refute Claims of Christian Killing in Nigeria 0
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- November 2, 2025
…As Trump Threatens Military Action in Nigeria Over Christian Killing President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have vehemently rejected the designation, insisting the label “misrepresents Nigeria’s religious reality” and constitutional values. In a statement on his X handle (formerly Twitter) titled “Nigeria stands firmly as a democracy governed by constitutional guarantees

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Trump Names Nigeria ‘Country of Particular Concern’ Over Alleged Killing of Christians 0
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- November 1, 2025
President Donald Trump has designated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” due to alleged genocide against Christians. In a message on his X handle Friday night, President Trump stated that the United States cannot remain passive in the face of atrocities occurring in Nigeria and other countries. He affirmed that the United States is

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Court Orders INEC Not to Recognise PDP’s Upcoming National Convention 0
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- November 1, 2025
The Peoples Democratic Party’s plans for the 2027 elections have hit another obstacle, as the Federal High Court in Abuja barred INEC from recognising or attending its proposed national convention. The convention was to elect new national officers who would organise the processes leading to the primaries to elect their candidates for the election. Judge

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