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Beyond Duplication: Building Stronger Institutions

By Fred Nwaozor Nigeria’s law-enforcement institutions remain central to the protection of lives, property, public resources and the rule of law. However, concerns about overlapping mandates, institutional weaknesses, inadequate coordination and the cost of maintaining numerous agencies performing closely related functions have continued to generate debate. Strengthening these institutions should therefore go beyond increasing personnel or procuring equipment. It should involve structural reforms that improve effectiveness, accountability and public confidence. One important area for reform is the rationalisation of agencies with substantially overlapping responsibilities. The existence of several institutions dealing with corruption, financial crimes, economic offences and related misconduct can create duplication, jurisdictional confusion and unnecessary administrative expenditure. A carefully designed merger of related agencies could pr...

AAC Guber Candidate in Anambra alleges Statewide Vote-Buying

Ken Akpan
The governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the ongoing Anambra State gubernatorial election, Chioma Ifemeludike, has strongly criticised the conduct of the poll, alleging there was statewide vote buying across polling units in the state.

In a video posted on her Instagram page on Saturday, November 8, 2025, the D-day of the guber poll, Ifemeludike alleged that some voters were selling their votes for as little as ₦3,000 to ₦5,000, while the exercise was being “supervised” by unidentified agents.

It could be recalled that RostrumNews had earlier reported the allegation regarding vote-buying in most polling units across the state, which attracted the presence of the personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

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Fred Nwaozor, popularly known as TheMediaAmbassador, is a Nigerian tech expert, author, creative & content writer, media strategist, policy analyst, blogger, public speaker and rights activist. The renowned columnist regularly writes for the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), and is the Founder & Convener of Right Thinkers Movement (RITMO), Nigeria. He's a chartered industrial physicist, engineer and IT personnel. As a media guru, he enjoys an active presence in all media segments - including electronic, print & online - since two decades ago till date. As a full-time researcher and educator, he's a regular contributor and peer reviewer for various internationally-noted engineering journals. As Telecommunications and Automation engineer, his research interest mainly lies in System Modelling, Internet of Things (IoT), Smart city, Cybersecurity, Wireless networks, and Machine Learning (ML).