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  • Abuja Residents Largely Unaware of Area Council Candidates Despite INEC Campaign Ban Lift

    Abuja Residents Largely Unaware of Area Council Candidates Despite INEC Campaign Ban Lift0

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    • October 24, 2025

    Despite the Independent National Electoral Commission lifting the ban on political campaigns for the Federal Capital T Area Council elections, residents in Abuja are still unaware of the candidates and the upcoming elections, highlighting a political disconnect and potential voter apathy. Three weeks after INEC lifted the ban on political campaigns for upcoming FCT Area

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  • The EUSDGN Project Impact on Dr Diana Tikunsan’s Girls’ Advocacy

    The EUSDGN Project Impact on Dr Diana Tikunsan’s Girls’ Advocacy0

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    • October 23, 2025

    The Strategic Communications and Media Engagement Workshop took place over two days, December 12–13, 2018, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The participating female candidates received training intended to improve their skills for engaging in elections and other aspects of the political environment. The workshop, organised by the International Press Centre (IPC), under Component 4 of

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  • President Tinubu Swears in Professor Amupitan as INEC Chairman

    President Tinubu Swears in Professor Amupitan as INEC Chairman0

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    • October 23, 2025

    …Resumes Office at INEC Headquarters, Calls for Cooperation President Bola Tinubu has formally inaugurated Professor Joash Amupitan as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), succeeding Professor Mahmood Yakubu in this role. The Professor of Law was sworn in as INEC Chairman at the presidential villa on Thursday, a week after Senate confirmation

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  • Sowore Arrested by Police After Nnamdi Kanu Court Appearance

    Sowore Arrested by Police After Nnamdi Kanu Court Appearance0

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    • October 23, 2025

    …Why We Arrested Sowore On Thursday, security personnel detained Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate and human rights activist, outside the Federal High Court in Abuja following his attendance at the court session for Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Sowore, a prominent advocate in the #FreeNnamdiKanu campaign, was reportedly

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  • Fact-Check: No, Primary, Secondary Schools, Not Totally Free in Nigeria.

    Fact-Check: No, Primary, Secondary Schools, Not Totally Free in Nigeria.0

    Claim: An X user claims that Nigeria’s primary and secondary school fees remain free Verdict: Misleading Full Context: An X user, @Masterbolaji, posted a message regarding an aspect of the Nigerian election system. The user stated that Nigeria’s primary and secondary education operates as a free school system. This statement was made in a social

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  • Nigeria’s Senate Approves Harsher Penalties for Sexual Offences Against Minors

    Nigeria’s Senate Approves Harsher Penalties for Sexual Offences Against Minors0

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    • October 22, 2025

    The Nigerian Senate has proposed an amendment to the country’s sexual offence laws, suggesting an increase in the penalty for defiling a minor from a five-year jail term to life imprisonment. The legislation, after being approved by the House of Representatives, was forwarded to the Senate for its concurrence. In a detailed clause-by-clause review during

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