Election News Trend March 2020
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Coronavirus and Human Rights Fears
Nigeria may only have one reported confirmed case of the Coronavirus infection, even via a visiting Italian. Yet, the Coronavirus (in type COVID-19) is ravaging some other parts...
Supreme Court and Imo: Case of Justice denied?
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 3 ruled in a majority decision of six to one, that it could not re-open its earlier decision that had awarded judgment...
INEC holds discussions on Electoral Reforms
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is proposing 34 amendments to the Electoral Act, to enhance the electoral legal framework. Chairman of the INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, while...
DSS hounds Premium Times over leaked Memo
A memo exposing a feud between President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari and the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, which was published in an online media platform,...
Insecurity Continues to Rise
The spate of massacre by Boko Haram terrorists and bandits seem to have become increasingly rampant as attacks are recorded on a daily basis across several parts of...
Court Decisions raise Concern about Electoral Reform
Recent decisions from courts in Nigeria regarding the 2019 general elections have raised questions about gaps in the existing election legal framework of Nigeria. Although the Supreme Court...
Confusion persists in Buhari’s Presidency
The lack of cohesion and co-ordination in President Buhari’s government appears to have assumed a new dimension, with his National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno accusing the President’s...
Is Theodore Orji next?
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is investigating an ex-governor of Abia State (2007-2015) for corrupt practices. The ex-governor is accused together with his son,...