What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Man arraigned for stealing tricycles, phones in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday…
CJID speaks on vote buying, other challenges of Osun election
Vote-buying was recorded at some polling units during the ongoing election in Osun State, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), has said. This was disclosed by the CJID in its Mid-day situation report on the 2022 gubernatorial elections.…
2019: SERDEC launches #NoBuyNoSellVote campaign
The Socio Economic Research and Development Centre (SERDEC) has launched the #NoBuyNoSellVote campaign to tackle the growing danger of vote buying in Nigeria. A statement by the organisation’s Executive Director, Tijani Abdulkareem said the campaign will be focusing on sensitising…
INEC to re-design polling units to curb vote buying (Guardian)
Mustapha Lecky, the South-South Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the commission would redesign the structures of all polling units to curb vote buying during the 2019 general election. Lecky disclosed this Monday in an interview with the News…
Vote-buying threatens Nigeria electoral process- group
Yiaga Africa, an election observer and monitoring group, on Wednesday, described vote buying as a new method Nigerian politicians use in rigging elections. Cynthia Mbamalu, the projector director of the non-governmental organisation, who averred that such act frustrates electoral processes…
Dasuki’s bail and the Attorney General – Reuben Abati
It’s been more than two weeks now since His Lordship Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, gave clear, positive and unambiguous orders in the matter between Col Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) as applicant and three persons…