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Breaking: Obasanjo sues radio presenter for N1bn over Bola Ige killing

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2018

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has sued an online journalist and radio presenter, Mr. Akanda Oro, popularly known as Awikonko, for N1bn. Obasanjo described as untrue claims by the reporter that he had a hand in the assassination of the late Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige

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NEMA: How presidency probed DG Maihaja, covered up DSS, ICPC indictment for fraud

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2018

Indications emerged on Sunday that the presidency had queried the embattled and indicted Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Mustpha Maihaja, over fraud, corruption and embezzlement of billions of Naira illegally expended by the agency last year. However, the query and the report of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offense

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INEC confirms Tambuwal as PDP governorship candidate for Sokoto state

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the incumbent Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 elections. Tambuwal finished second behind Atiku Abubakar, who emerged the party presidential candidate at its Convention held in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State on October 6. INEC confirmed

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Campaigns: EU, US others warns Nigerian politicians against hate speech

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2018

United States, European Union and 23 other western nations have called for transparent campaigns in the run-up to the polls. They also warned political and non-political actors against hate speech and violence, stressing that their concern was to see a process leading to free, fair, transparent and peaceful elections. The group, in a joint statement […]

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Buhari kickstarts campaign at 5pm

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari will today between 5pm and 8pm unveil what his presidential campaign council called ‘The Next Level’ to Nigerians at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The INEC Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2019 general elections indicated that formal campaigns for presidential and National Assembly elections begin today, Nov. 18. Festus Keyamo,

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2019: Buhari floors Atiku, Ezekwesili last in UK poll

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate has floored Alhaji Atiku Abubakar the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) In an online poll created by CitizenPoll and published on their website, Buhari had 64.52 per cent of the votes with 8348, while Atiku polled only 3,241 votes, representing 25 per cent of […]