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On 23rd February 2019, general election was held across Nigeria to elect the President, members of the National Assembly. The election was earlier scheduled for 16th February but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) postponed the polls by a week at 03:00 on the original polling day, citing logistical challenges in getting electoral materials to polling stations on time. In …

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By Tunde Abatan Contrary to what many believe concerning the rupture in the ruling party -the APC’s Tuesday’s defection of 14 senators to the PDP to me is good for democracy. Before now, the party has been at war with itself and the unraveling in the National Assembly (NASS) is akin to separating the chaff from the wheat. There is …

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…7 even lawmakers on trial for ‘money laundering’ Eighteen senators are under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged N367.5billion fraud, it was learnt yesterday. Seven are on trial. Some of the cases date back to 10 years. A senator is being investigated for alleged stamp duty infractions. One or two senators (outside the list) are …

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The controversy raging in the Nigerian Senate between Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Oluremi Tinubu has generated several comments nationwide in the past few days. Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district at the National Assembly, has come to the open to deny some of the utterances attributed to him. According to him, it is impossible for him to impregnate wife of …

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