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Democracy Day Speech: Osinbajo warns against actions capable of undermining the sovereignty of country

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2017

Nigerian have been warned against actions capable of undermining the sovereignty of country. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo who gave the warning in his Democracy Day speech said the country “belongs to all of us.” According to him, “as we all daily preoccupy ourselves with

Politics

PDP Crisis: Bode George threatens to dump party if Sheriff wins at Supreme court

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2017

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has vowed to dump the party should the Supreme Court declare Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman of the party. George, who is of the Ahmed Makarfi’s faction maintained that should the ruling of the apex court sway in favour of the […]

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Stop provoking soldiers-Falana

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2017

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has warned politicians not to provoke Nigerian soldiers. Falana gave this warning, while speaking at the 50th birthday celebration of another human rights lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, in Ikeja, Lagos. He was reacting to reports of alleged coup involving some unidentified politicians. “If somebody has to keep $9.7 million in a […]

Politics

Buhari is incompetent to rule Nigeria, hates opposition – Makarfi

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2017

The Ahmed Makarfi-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Caretaker Committee says President Muhammadu Buhari has squandered the opportunity given to him by Nigerians through his “intolerance and highhandedness to any form of opposition.” Makarfi’s faction made the remark while assessing the Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC, two years in

Tinubu To Buhari: Do All You Can To Protect Democracy

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2017

A National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to do his best to protect Nigeria’s democracy. In a message to mark democracy day, the former Lagos State Governor also urged Nigerians not to take the nation’s democracy for granted, but keep and nurture it for the […]