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Mark ends thank you tour of Benue …… harps on unity, peace in the country

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2019

Former President of the Senate , Senator David Mark has reiterated that everything possible must be done within the ambits of the law by all to ensure peace and unity of the nation. He expressed worries that Nigeria should have been making more progress but for the challenges of instability ,

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Court to open hearing in suit querying Atiku Abubakar’s Nigerian citizenship

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2019

A Federal High Court in Abuja will on Thursday open hearing in a suit quarrying former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s claim to being a Nigerian citizen by birth. The suit, now before Justice Inyang Ekwo, seeks a pronouncement to the effect that Atiku was not qualified to contest the last presidential election as the candidate […]

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PDP accuses Buhari, APC of using EFCC to hound Saraki, describes action as ‘political witch-hunt’

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday condemned the renewed harassment of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. The PDP expressed concern that the APC-led Federal Government was “now using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to hound the Senate President in a clear case of […]

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How I evaded impeachment as senate president for eight years, by Mark

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2019

A former Senate President, Senator David Mark, on Wednesday revealed how he ran the affairs of the Senate successfully for eight uninterrupted years without stepping on the proverbial banana peels. Senator Mark declared that “It was not by my power; It was God, the prayers of good spirited Nigerians and collective will of my colleagues […]

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9th NASS Speakership race takes new dimension as Olatunbosun declares interest

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2019

The race for Speakership of the House of Representatives in the Ninth National Assembly took a new dimension on Monday as Hon Jide Olatunbosun, representing Saki West/Saki East/Atisbo Federal Constituency of Oyo State declared his intention to contest for the position  already zoned to the South West by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The second term lawmaker

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Gunmen kidnap Taraba Perm Sec

Daily Dispatch May 5, 2019

Unknown gunmen on Sunday abducted the Permanent Secretary in the Taraba State Ministry of Water Resources, Mrs. Susana Jonathan. Mrs. Jonathan was kidnapped in her house around the ATC area of Jalingo at about 2:17am on Sunday, local residents told our correspondent. This is coming barely five days after the Deputy Registrar of the Taraba […]