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Ondo Election: Peaceful Polls, Low Turnout, Rampant Vote Trading 0
- News
- November 16, 2024
The Ondo State governorship election kicked off early at several polling units on Saturday with INEC officials at their duty posts at 8:00 am. Accreditation of voters commenced early, and voting was in progress as early as 8:30 am in some units. Polling was orderly and peaceful in many units, but low turnout was recorded
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Supreme Court Dismisses States’ Suit Challenging Legality of EFCC, NFIU 0
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- November 15, 2024
The nation’s apex court on Friday gave a final word on the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as it dismissed the suit instituted by sixteen states of the federation challenging the constitutionality of the Act establishing the anti-graft agency. Delivering judgment on the suit, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, who led a seven-member
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NBC Condemns Invasion of Urban FM, Apologises to Listeners 0
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- October 22, 2024
Following the reported incident of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives invading Urban Radio 94.5 FM in Enugu state, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has apologised to the people of Enugu and the members of the public listening to the radio. In a statement titled “INCURSION INTO URBAN RADIO 94.5FM”, issued by the NBC
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The EFCC Debate: Agbakoba, Falana Disagree, Take Battle to National Assembly 0
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- October 18, 2024
Battle for the existence of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission continues to gain momentum; from a pending suit at the Supreme Court to a catalogue of letters from two senior constitutional lawyers to lawmakers at the National Assembly and open debates by other interested parties in the public space. In two separate letters to
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Corruption: Will the States Succeed in Using Court to Scrap the EFCC?0
- Analysis
- October 14, 2024
It emerged last week that the Supreme Court has fixed October 22 to hear a suit against the federal government on the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that could lead to its scrapping if the court finds the process of its creation inchoate. The suit was filed by almost half of
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Bayelsa: INEC, Police Assure Stakeholders of Free, Fair and Credible Election 0
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- November 7, 2019
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu jointly gave assurances to stakeholders in Bayelsa State that the upcoming governorship election shall be free, fair and credible. The meeting with stakeholders which held for about four hours in Yenagoa, had in attendance 42 registered
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