Election News Trend June 2020
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As Nigeria Partially Relaxes Lockdown
In apparent response to growing pressure from citizens and the economic realities of the time, President Muhammadu Buhari, has in a nationwide broadcast on Monday April 28, announced...
Concerns Over COVID-19 Infection Among Health Workers
All over the world, health workers, who are at the frontline of the battle against COVID-19 are most at risk of contracting the disease. To ensure their safety,...
Risk to Accountability, Human Rights, As Legislative Houses Remain Shut
In the last several weeks, legislative houses in Nigeria, at the National and State levels, have been shut down. Although no specific executive pronouncement was made to close...
Lockdown Pains Intensify
On Mach 30, 2020, Nigeria began its lockdown of citizens and economic activities, in response to the world-wide COVID-19 pandemic. Nigeria would not be the only country on...
Uncertainty in the Presidency as Buhari’s Chief of Staff Dies
Abba Kyari, 67 years old, chief of staff to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, died on Friday 17 April, from COVID-19. Kyari, a long-time ally of the President had...
Countries Prepare to Re-open, Lift Lockdown
Many countries around the world issued lockdown orders to contain the spread of the covid-19 pandemic. This has brought social, religious and most economic activities to a halt,...
Human Rights Concerns Mount Over COVID-19 Measures
In recent times, Nigeria’s respect for human rights, has been a dismal one, with human rights and citizens groups pointing out the worsening abuses of human rights and...