Tag: Violence
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Delta: PDP in strong early lead in Delta despite thuggery, violence
The PDP in Delta state is in strong early lead in Delta Central, North, and South despite massive rigging in Ethiope West and APC candidate’s axis. This is just as a Reps-elect in Ethiope West and INEC official were caught snatching ballot papers with the aid of security operatives.
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Analysis: Violence, voter suppression and apathy taint Nigeria’s governorship and state assembly elections
There were cases of violence and voter suppression reported across several states on Saturday March 18, as Nigeria held its Governorship and State House of Assembly elections nationwide. States such as Benue, Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Ogun and Lagos, experienced varying degrees of viciousness against voters, observers and journalists. In Imo state for…
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Amb. Ojukwu submits commission’s report on violence in South-East to Soludo
Amb. Bianca Ojukwu, Secretary of the 17-Man Truth, Peace, and Justice Commission, has submitted its report on violence in the South-East to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra. The commission was constituted by Soludo to look into the remote and immediate causes of the
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No need for violence over cash crunch – Lagos Govt
Lagos State government on Friday says there is no need for violence over naira redesign as the Supreme Court is looking into it and will make its position known on Feb. 22. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso stated in Ikeja
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When government prompts the citizenry to violence – By Owei Lakemfa
A Lebanese man on September 16, 2022, wielding a gun, held up the Byblos Bank in Ghazieh, Southern Lebanon. No, not to rob the bank or its customers. Just to retrieve part of his money trapped in the country’s banks!
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The drum of crisis and violence is sounding louder in Nigeria – By Godwin Etakibuebu
Last week I captured my usual Sunday broadcast as The Nigerian political atmosphere is becoming darker. And the caption of what I am presenting today is not too much different – The drum of crisis and violence is sounding louder. Are the two captions not similar enough?
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2023 Election: INEC cautions political parties against violence
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has cautioned political parties and their supporters against violence, saying it could further complicate the security situation in the country. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, INEC said this at the Training of Master Trainers on Election Technology for the 2023 General Election on Tuesday in Abuja. Yakubu expressed sadness…
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Threatening Labour Party with violence – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
Last Wednesday some hired political thugs, hoodlums and hooligans threatened the Labour party in Lagos to stop conducting a rally tagged: #Obidattti23 Forward Ever Rally” scheduled to hold in Lagos on October 1 2022. Also last Saturday another set of hired thugs, hooligans, hoodlums and policemen were sent to disrupt the peaceful one-million-march movement organized…
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Violence disrupts Abia North PDP Senatorial primary election
Violence erupted midway into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ) primary election for Abia North Senatorial District on Tuesday, bringing the exercise to an abrupt end.
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Pope Francis urges peace at New Year, says violence against women an affront to God
Pope Francis urged the world to