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Senate Halts Push for Mandatory Electronic Vote Transmission in New Electoral Reforms

Daniel Otera05 mins

  Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber has once again resisted efforts to enshrine mandatory electronic transmission of election results into law, preserving the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) discretion in determining how results are handled from polling units. This decision, reached during deliberations on the Electoral Amendment Bill, revives longstanding tensions over transparency and fraud prevention…

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US Lawmakers Tether Nigeria Aid to National Security

Washington Convenes Fresh Session Over Genocide Claims in Nigeria

Obafemi Fawibe03 mins

The United States Congress has convened a high-stakes legislative session to address escalating allegations of genocide in Nigeria. Lawmakers in Washington D.C. began a fresh round of hearings today focused on the targeted killing of civilians. This development follows President Donald Trump’s recent redesignation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern.” The American government…

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