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Finally, Buhari signs electoral bill into law

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. Buhari assented to the bill on Friday, a few days after a...
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10 key provisions of the electoral bill awaiting Buhari’s decision

AMID pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law, here is a summary of 10 key provisions...
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Senate removes direct primary clause, passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill again

THE Senate has removed the controversial Clause 84 from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The clause, which allows only direct primaries, was removed at Wednesday's...
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Senate passes long-awaited Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law

THE Senate, on Tuesday, passed the long-awaited Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The upper chamber resumed plenary on Tuesday after a three-week recess and...
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MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Muhammad Musa Bello has called on traditional rulers in the area...
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Abuja-Kaduna train attackers behind attack on Kuje Prison – Gumi’s aide

TUKUR Mamu, a media consultant to controversial Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi, has said the attack on the Kuje Prison...
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Buhari visits Kuje Prison, expresses shock at scale and audacity of attack

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock at the "scale and audacity of the attack" by gunmen on the Kuje...
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How elderly Nigerian doctor insisted on botched procedure that landed him in jail

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