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FG Ignores Senate, Begins Visa-On-Arrival Policy

Despite the objections raised by the Senate and reservations expressed by some Nigerians about its visa-on-arrival policy for Africans, the Federal Government has commenced the implementation
of the new visa regime.
Findings revealed that the visa-
on-arrival policy commenced on January 1, as
planned. Also, the Nigeria Immigration Service
has deployed a new border management security
system in four airports across the country.

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INEC boss ignores tribunal as commission tenders documents

INEC boss ignores tribunal as commission tenders documents

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday tendered the documents required by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

The tribunal had on Wednesday subpoenaed the INEC boss, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Zamfara State to appear with the documents relating to the February 23, 2019 poll. But Yakubu did not appear before the tribunal yesterday.

The order followed an allegation by Chief Chris Uche (SAN), the counsel to the petitioners, the PDP and Atiku, that the respondents were frustrating the matter.

Consequently, the petitioners filed …