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Reform: Tinubu orders withdrawal of police men from VIPs

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police operatives serving as security aides to prominent Nigerians. The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, who disclosed this at a two-day management retreat in Abuja on Monday, said the ministry would implement the president’s directive on the withdrawal of police officers from VIPs and development of a community …

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YIAGA Africa’s report validates Kogi governorship result

Civil society organisation, YIAGA Africa, says the results of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State corroborated its reports drawn from 278 of 286 (97.2%) sampled polling units during the poll.  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Sunday declared Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the highly contested election.  YIAGA Africa, …

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Senate to reconsider diaspora voting bill

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, said on Monday the Red Chamber would reconsider the Diaspora Voting Bill this week. He stated this during a dialogue organised by Engage Diaspora Foundation in collaboration with the Directorate of Diaspora and International Affairs in Abuja. The 9th Senate rejected the bill on diaspora voting in March last year. The bill sought to amend …

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