Seeing people doing good for the sake of empowering the lives of those less fortunate in society is always a delight and an inspiration, especially because the Nigerian environment doesn’t exactly, well, enable thinking of anything but one’s survival. But @EL_Deino is not letting that stand in his way. These are his plans for the... Read More

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April 5, 2017

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Political parties recommend ex-convicts, certificate forgers for elections – INEC

by Dolapo Adelana The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmud Yakubu, has called on political parties to stop fielding persons with questionable characters for elections. Yakubu made the comment in Abuja on Tuesday while speaking at the stakeholders’ validation conference on INEC’s Strategic Plan. He decried the situation where parties nominate ex-convicts and... Read More

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October 12, 2016

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Ex-convicts may soon lose national awards as bill passes first reading

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed for second reading an amendment seeking to withdraw national awards from those who have been convicted of crime. Passing the motion, Ayodele Oladimeji said the bill will help strengthen the anti-corruption fight of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. “There is need for the law to be amended. This will... Read More

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December 7, 2012

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Jonathan has a right to be close to ex-convicts – Okupe

THE Presidency on Thursday said President Goodluck Jonathan’s closeness to some corrupt ex-convicts did not contradict any law of the land nor the administration’s anti-corruption war. “There is no law in Nigeria that says that a politician that has been jailed should not be going to the Villa and the Peoples Democratic Party does not... Read More

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The Thread: How this Nigerian aims to change the lives of ex-convicts

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Ex-convicts may soon lose national awards as bill passes first reading

Jonathan has a right to be close to ex-convicts – Okupe

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