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Rivers APC crisis: Senator denies dumping the party

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2018

The lawmaker representing Rivers East Senatorial District, Senator Magnus Abe, has denied dumping the ruling All Progressives Congress for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Abe denied some online reports of his defection in a chat with our correspondent.  The APC factions led by Abe and

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Breaking: Senator Shehu Sani dumps APC

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2018

Senator Shehu Sani(Kaduna Central) has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress. The human rights activist who has had a running battle with Governor Nasir El-Rufai wrote the Chairman, APC, Ward 6, Tudun Wada North, Kaduna, to announce his resignation as a member of the party. The resignation came as a surprise as it […]

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Fayose move to Lagos for trial

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2018

Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose’s trial will most likely begin at a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, according to reports. Ahead of the trial, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is expected to move Fayose from Abuja to Lagos this weekend. According to The Nation, the EFCC confirmed Friday that Fayose has been […]

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President Buhari Insists Nigeria’s Unity Must Be Sustained

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will work harder to improve on the gains recorded in securing the country from the onslaughts of terrorists and criminals. He made the pledge on Friday while addressing members of the Tijjaniyya Shura Council at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. “Nigeria’s unity is strong and must be sustained,” he […]

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PDP raises alarm over some impostors trying to submit fake names to INEC

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party said in Abuja on Friday that it had submitted names of candidates for National Assembly elections to the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the 2019 general elections. It, however, noted that there were moves by unnamed individuals to illegally submit what it called unauthorised names from some purported primaries by […]

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Photos: Osinbajo visits Bayelsa flood victims camp

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2018

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Thursday visited the Igbogene and St. John’s Parish’s Internally Displaced Persons’ camps in Bayelsa State. Osinbajo met with the affected victims of flooding in the state. He was accompanied by the Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson and his deputy Rear Admiral Gboribiogha Jonah and the DG, NEMA, Engr. […]