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Labour Party in Lagos announces new candidate as court drops Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2023

The Lagos State chapter of Labour Party (LP) has announced a new candidate for Saturday’s governorship election in the state, dropping Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. This is in line with a court verdict which recognised Professor Ifagbemi Awamaridi as the authentic governorship candidate of

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New law says President-elect must name cabinet members within 60 days

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2023

Idris Wase, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says President Muhammadu Buhari has signed 16 constitutional amendment bills into law. In a statement issued on Friday, Wase, who is the chairman of the house committee on constitution amendment, commended Buhari, saying the laws grant more powers to the states. The bills signed into law […]

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Why I withdrew my motion on election material inspection – Atiku

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2023

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar said he withdrew a motion before the Appeal Court over a request to inspect electoral materials because the issue had been overtaken by events. In a statement, Abubakar, said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had already granted him access to inspect the material […]

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Buhari speaks on renewed terrorist attack in Zangon Kataf

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has described as shocking, the return of terrorist attacks and murder of several innocent souls in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State and demanded a swift arrest and punishment for the culprits. The president made the remarks on Thursday in a statement issued by his media aide, Mallam Garba Shehu. […]

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Breaking: Appeal Court dismisses Atiku’s suit against INEC, Tinubu, give reason

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2023

The Presidential Election Petition court in Abuja has rejected two motions filed by the Peoples Democratic party and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President-elect Bola Tinubu, and the All Progressives Congress. In the first motion marked CA/PEC/13m/2023, Atiku and the PDP requested the court’s

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Breaking: I did not ordered Malami, Emefiele to disobey S’Court order – Bubari

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that he has never instructed the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Central Bank Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to disobey any court orders involving the government and other parties. The president made the declaration on Monday in a statement issued by his media aide, Mallam Garba […]