•Military at a polling booth The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today rejected the routine deployment of troops of the armed forces during elections, saying the Force should remain exceptional. The electoral body specifically said the deployment of the military should arise only where prevailing security conditions require ar...
•Nenadi Usman The Labour Party has condemned the mass killings in Benue State and called for an urgent deployment of security forces to vulnerable communities across Nigeria’s North Central region. Describing the attacks as “a fresh wave of senseless killings,” the party’s National Caretaker Committee, led by Senator Nenadi Usman, demanded a f...

