Tag: EU
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Presidency rejects EU verdict on 2023 elections
The Presidency has rejected verdict of the European Union on outcome of the February 25 presidential election, which saw the emergence of President Bola Tinubu as winner. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reported the European Union Election Observer Mission in Nigeria (EU EOM) disclosed that the poll was marred due to multiple failures by the Independent National Electoral…
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EU tops up military aid for Ukraine, others with €3.5bn
European Union (EU) foreign ministers decided on Monday to top up the fund for military aid for Ukraine and other partner countries. The top-up fund would amount to another 3.5 billion euros (3.82 billion dollars), an EU spokeswoman has said.
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African peacemakers: Rescuing Europeans from mutual slaughter – By Owei Lakemfa
Seven African leaders stunned the world on June 16 and 17, 2023 when they went on a peace mission to warring Ukraine and Russia.
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IPOB slams UN, EU, others over silence on Nnamdi Kanu’s detention
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has expressed their displeasure over the silence of United Nations (UN), the Europen Union (EU), the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
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Kosovo citizens to travel to EU without visa
Kosovo citizens will be able to travel to the European Union without visa from 2024 at the latest after the European Parliament gave the green light on Tuesday. The vote by the EU legislature in Strasbourg, France, was the last legal step required to grant visa-free travel to Kosovo citizens after member states gave their…
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Why voters refused to turn out in guber polls – EU Observer
Mr Barry Andrew, the European Union (EU) Chief Election Observation Mission (EOM) Officer, has said obstruction and organised violence limited the turn out of voters for Saturday’s Governorship and Assembly elections.
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Updates: INEC’s inadequacies, lack of transparency mar 2023 elections – EU report
The EU Observation Mission has presented a preliminary report indicating that INEC’s inadequacies, lack of transparency and abuse of incumbency distorted the 2023 general elections. The report further stated that:”Fundamental freedoms of assembly and movement were largely respected, yet the full enjoyment of the latter was impeded by insufficient planning, insecurity and the prevailing Naira…
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Cashless system helps in tracking election financing – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says a cashless policy, when effectively operated in Nigeria, can help stem the surge of illicit election financing by making it possible to track funds. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday in Abuja
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In the dark alleys of human trafficking – By Owei Lakemfa
OVER the course of 400 years, 15 million men, women, and children were transported across the Atlantic as slaves, but the statistics for human trafficking, particularly the sex trade, are far worse.
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A world of deceit without end – By Owei Lakemfa
THE European Union, EU, and the Group of Seven, G7, comprising Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the United States, US, the United Kingdom and Australia made a deceitful announcement to the world on Friday, December 2, 2022. They claimed that in solidarity with Ukraine, they have decided to cap the price of Russian oil at…