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Gunmen kidnap INEC official in Jigawa

Daily Dispatch March 19, 2019

An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Mahadi Hassan, has been kidnapped by gunmen in Jigawa State. The HOD, Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Mr John Kaiwa, confirmed this to Channels Television on Tuesday. He disclosed that Hassan who has been

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Kano supplementary will determine the credibility of INEC – Kwankwaso

Daily Dispatch March 19, 2019

Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has said the governorship supplementary election scheduled for March 23 in Kano State would determine the credibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The former governor of Kano State said this in an interview with BBC Hausa service, the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports, on Tuesday. “The INEC’s credibility […]

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Presidential Committee to produce document on Buhari’s campaign promises

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2019

The policies, programmes and projects audit committee recently set up by President Muhammadu Buhari is working to produce a specific document that will encapsulate all promises made by the president during the election campaign that preceded the 2019 general election. The committee, which is chaired by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, was inaugurated last Friday […]

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Bauchi re-run: I do not President Buhari to assist me in any way – Gov. Abubakr

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2019

The Governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, has said that he will go to court to challenge the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to resume the collation of the results of March 9 governorship polls in the state. The governor, who said INEC’s decision was “illegal,” spoke on his next line of action […]

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APC House of Reps elect Dies in Kano

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2019

A Federal House of Representatives elect Garba Muhammad Butalawa, representing Kura, Madobi and Garun Mallam in Kano, has died. The Nation gathered that the Late Garba contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He died at the Prime Clinic, Lamido Crescent on Saturday at around 2:30pm, his personal driver, Balarabe Shehu Butalawa […]

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Kaduna: Buhari troubled by killings, urges perpetrators to sheathe their swords

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condemned the endless killings and reprisals in Kaduna State, advising the perpetrators to sheathe their swords. The President, who said he was deeply troubled by the killings, noted that violence could only leave sadness on its trail for the attackers on both sides of the divide. “I am deeply troubled […]