Nigerian elections:  Decline of academic integrity

By  Shu’aibu Usman Leman Professor Attahiru Jega’s well-intentioned initiative, aimed at bolstering the integrity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) through the deployment of university academics in elections has, regrettably, descended into a quagmire of alleged electoral malfeasance. This deterioration has profoundly undermined the initial promise of enhanced probity and eroded public confidence in…

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Atiku criticises Tinubu’s prolonged stay in France amidst Plateau, Benue killings

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the  2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has berated President Bola Tinubu for remaining in France while violence and killings persist in Benue and Plateau states. In a statement released by his media office on Wednesday, Atiku stated that President Tinubu cannot keep feasting…

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Sultan urges Nigerians not to worsen fragile security situation with fabricated social media stories

The  sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has asked Nigerians not to allow misinformation and fabricated stories on social media to worsen the country’s fragile security situation. The sultan spoke on Tuesday at the seventh executive committee meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council in Maiduguri, Borno state. The traditional ruler described social media as…

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