• House of Representatives Withdraws Compulsory Voting Proposal

    House of Representatives Withdraws Compulsory Voting Proposal0

    Finally, the members of the House of Representatives have bowed to the pressure mounted on them by the public over their intention to legalise public voting, as the Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, withdrew a bill that aimed to make voting mandatory for all eligible Nigerians. The speaker announced this development in a statement

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  • Supreme Court Dismisses State Governments Suit to Reclaim Looted Funds0

    A suit filed by the 36 governments and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum against the federal government to challenge the management and determine which account of the federation’s recovered looted funds should be remitted has been dismissed by the Supreme Court today. The Supreme Court, in a decision delivered by Justice Chidiebere Uwa and read by

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  • Falana Raises Concerns on Compulsory Voting, Claims It Violates the Constitution

    Falana Raises Concerns on Compulsory Voting, Claims It Violates the Constitution0

    The proposed inclusion of compulsory voting for Nigerians who are at voting age in the Electoral Act 2022 has further met stiff opposition, as the renowned human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has rebuffed the bill, insisting that the lawmakers are attempting to violate the constitution of the country.  Mr Falana made this stance

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