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INEC seeks media support in establishment of Electoral Offences Tribunal
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has called on the Nigerian media to back the call for the establishment of an Electoral Offences Tribunal.
The Commission highlighted the need for a dedicated legal framework to ensure the swift prosecution of electoral offenders.
Chairman of the Nigeria”s electoral umpire, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, laid this emphasis during the commission’s first regular quarterly consultative meeting with media stakeholders in Abuja on Friday.
Yakunu said the Commission under his watch is committed to improving the country’s electoral process, adding that prosecuting offenders has remained a major challenge for the Commission.
Yakubu pointed out that judiciary processes are slow, adding that offenders are currently prosecuted in Magistrate and State High Courts, where they compete for attention with numerous other cases.
“A major obstacle to the speedy dispensation of justice in this regard is that electoral offences are not time-bound as is the case with post-election offences through the tribunals,” the INEC boss said.
“Consequently, electoral offences are carried over from one general election to another, which may sometimes affect the diligent prosecution of the cases.
He said the Commission is currently prosecuting 774 electoral offenders from the 2023 general elections in collaboration with the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA.
According to Yakubu, some convictions have been achieved in states such as Kebbi and Kogi but lamented that many cases remain pending.
Yakubu called on the media to amplify advocacy for the tribunal.
Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in its response, through the union’s Secretary, Achike Chude, who represented the newly elected of NUJ President, Hassan Yahaya, assured the Commission of the association’s continued collaboration, emphasizing that the success of the electoral body is crucial to Nigeria’s democracy.
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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