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Reps approve harsher penalties for vote buying, introduce electoral reforms

The House of Representatives has approved targeted amendments to the Electoral Act, imposing stiffer penalties for vote buying and selling. Individuals found guilty may face a minimum of two years’ imprisonment or a N5 million fine—or both—and a 10-year ban from contesting elections.

COAS announces Army overhaul to tackle rising insecurity

The Chief of Army Staff ,COAS Lieutenant . General Waidi Shaibu, yesterday, warned that Nigeria’s security environment has become “increasingly complex,” with rising regional instability and global shifts in warfare, thereby demanding urgent transformation in military capacity, intelligence, and technology.

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