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INVESTIGATION: How Corrupt Security Officials Help Smugglers To Import Rice From Benin Republic Into Nigeria Through iIlegal Kwara Border Route

In 2015, the Nigerian Government placed a ban on the importation of rice through land borders and imposed a hefty 70% tariff on imports coming through the ports. However, despite these restrictions, numerous incidents of smuggling and seizures of this contraband by the Nigerian Customs Service have been reported. In this investigation, Salihu Ayatullahi of

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Guber Elections: How Thugs, INEC Disenfranchised Over 10, 000 Enugu Voters

Ben Aroh investigates how electoral violence and the subsequent refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct a runoff as enshrined in the 2022 Electoral Act disenfranchised over 10, 000 voters during the March 18 2023 Guber elections in Enugu State. Affected LGAs In Udenu LGA, some of the affected areas with the

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Violence That Marred Governorship And House Of Assembly Elections In Cross River

During the March 18 Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Cross River State, pockets of violence were recorded in six Local Government Areas, this report by Patrick Obia documents them. The Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Cross River State was a battle of the titans, between the All Progressive Congress Sen. Bassey

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INVESTIGATION: How INEC’s Failure to Provide Braille Ballot Guides, Other Technologies Deny Gombe Disabled Voters Privacy, Dignity

By Idris Kamal And Hafsat Muhammed, WikkiTimes Visually impaired Sadiq Ibrahim, 57, had set out for Jeka Da Fari polling station in Gombe State for the presidential and governorship elections. He was full of energy and enthusiasm, like every other voter. As soon as it was his turn to vote, it became apparent that the

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Investigation: Like 2019, Cross River Government Awarded Over N600 Million Contracts To Dubious Companies In 2020

In 2019, the Cross River State Government awarded 40 contracts valued at over N6.9 billion to 31 companies. Of the 31, seven were illegally awarded contracts as they were not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, a fundamental requirement of the Public Procurement Act. Another 7 benefiting companies lacked experience and expertise concerning the

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How BVAS Machines Were By-Passed In Enugu Guber Election

By Ben Aroh, The Whistlers The March 18 2023 guber election in Enugu State took three days to be declared due to alleged non-use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and overvoting in Nkanu East LGA. The state returning officer, Prof Maduebibisi Iwe, VC, University of Agriculture, Umudike, and also head of Scripture Union, Nigeria,

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Allegations Of Partisanship Trail Police Arrests, Prosecutions Following Cross River Polls

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  • March 31, 2023

By Ogar Monday On the night of Wednesday, 8th February 2023, men from the Nigerian Police Force invaded the home of Mr. Akpanke Peter, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku constituency. The invasion of Akpanke’s country home in Keting, Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, was the high

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How Nigerians Are Using WhatsApp Groups To Fight Food Inflation

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  • March 24, 2023

By Kingsley Charles, Rest of World As inflation rises above 20%, middle-class Nigerians are forming WhatsApp groups to buy food items in bulk directly from producers and share among themselves. Rest of World tracked nine such WhatsApp groups across six Nigerian cities, where members could save up to 22% on food items compared to market

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