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US says vote buying may affect Nigeria’s election results

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2019

The United States on Thursday warned that with party agents and leaders openly offering people cash for votes, it is feared that money could be the determining factor in Nigeria’s upcoming elections. Addressing a UN Security Council meeting on West Africa, US Deputy Ambassador Jonathan Cohen

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Buhari has performed well in South-East – Oshiomhole

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2019

Mr Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), said on Friday that President Muhammadu Buhari had done substantially well for the South-East to deserve the people’s massive support in the February polls. Oshiomhole said this at a rally in Umuahia to formally handover the party’s flag to the governorship candidate of […]

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2019 presidency: Buhari attacks Saraki

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has attacked the Director General (DG) of the PDP Presidential Campaign, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for criticizing his (Buhari) anti-corruption fight. Saraki, the President of the Nigerian Senate, yesterday, lambasted President Buhari over his anti-graft fight, saying that government’s claim of fighting corruption was “more of propaganda than reality.

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Atiku Abubakar’s campaign chief dumps PDP, joins APC

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2019

The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation for the North East, Senator Saidu Umar Kumo, has dumped the PDP for the All Progressives Congress. Kumo is from Gombe State. This development was made known by the Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New media, Bashir Ahmad, on his Twitter handle. […]

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Senator Saraki: PDP will win South East, South-South and North Central

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2019

Senate President Bukola Saraki has reeled out election figures to support claims that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stands a great chance of winning the presidential polls. In his permutation, Saraki said the PDP will “take South East, South-South, and North Central” adding that “South West Will be split, North East will be split and […]

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Atiku Support Group embarks on fitness, sensitisation walk

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2019

Atiku Support Group on Friday embarked on fitness walk in preparation for the 2019 general election scheduled to begin on Feb. 16. The Chairman of Coalition of Like Minds Atiku Support Group (CLMASG), Princess Kemi Adesanya, led hundreds of women and youths on the fitness walk to sensitise the electorate ahead of the elections. The […]