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Donald Duke: I won’t step down my campaign

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2019

Mr Donald Duke, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Presidential Candidate, says he is going ahead with his campaigns in spite of delays caused by litigation over his candidature. Duke, a former Governor of Cross River, told newsmen in Lagos on Saturday that his campaign would officially commence

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Onnoghen’s suspension: NASS leadership calls for emergency session

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2019

The Senate will reconvene on Tuesday. Channels Television reported Saturday evening that the National Assembly would reconvene to discuss the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. A source was reported as confirming that the National Assembly would hold a leadership meeting on Sunday over the matter where a stand against […]

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Onnoghen: The CCT order used by Buhari is suspect – Falana

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2019

Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has said the Code of Conduct Tribunal’s order relied on by President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, is suspect. Justice Tanko Muhammad has been sworn in by the president as the Ag. CJN following charges of false assets declaration filed against Onnoghen. According to […]

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Ohaneze is not a political party, no voting unit or polling booth called Ohaneze – Okorocha

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2019

Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, the governor of Imo state, has said that the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural, is not a registered political party and that there is no voting unit or polling booth called Ohaneze. Okorocha reacting to the adoption of the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, by […]

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The Man Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. This was sequel to the sacking of ex-CJN Walter Onnoghen on Friday. Justice Muhammed was born on 31 December, 1953 at Doguwa – Giade, a local government area in Bauchi State. He is a Nigerian jurist and Justice of the […]

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Offa Robbery: 21 AK 47 Rifles Stolen From Armoury-Witness

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2019

One of the prosecution witnesses in the ongoing Offa robbery case, Insp  Hitila Hassan, said on Friday that no fewer than 21 AK 47 rifles were stolen from the armoury of a police station in the community. The witness, who  was being led by the prosecutor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, spoke  at the resumed hearing of […]