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Amaechi’s position in APC causing opposition sleepless nights – Oshiomhole

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2019

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has reacted to the leaked audio tape making the rounds about the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi purportedly criticising President Muhammadu Buhari. The party chairman believes the position held

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Attack on Daily Trust, attack on rigths and freedom of Nigerians – Atiku

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2019

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has condemned Sunday invasion of Daily Trust offices in Maiduguri and Abuja, likening the development to an attack on the rights and freedom of Nigerians. Atiku also condemned the arrest of the Newspaper’s northern regional editor, Uthman Abubakar and a […]

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Court nullifies APC’s direct, indirect primaries in Rivers

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2019

Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, on Monday nullified the direct and indirect primary elections allegedly conducted by two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers. Delivering judgment, Justice Kolawole Omotosho, said both factions of the APC acted in disrespect of a pending suit before a Port Harcourt High Court. It would be recalled […]

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2019 elections will not be tree and fair with Amin Zakari as head collation centre -PDP insist

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, PPCO, has insisted that there will be no free and fair election with Amina Zakari as the head of the Independents National Electoral Commission, INEC, Collation centre. PPCO insisted that Zakari was President Muhammadu Buhari’s relation, despite the latter denying the claim. A statement by PPCO’s

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Stop dividing Nigeria with 2023 presidency – Olawepo-Hashim

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2019

The presidential candidate of the People’s Trust, Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, has expressed shock and dismay at the increasing ethnicisation of February presidential race by high-ranking state officials. Hashim warned that the trend is an unwitting attempt at Somalisation of Nigerian politics. Speaking in Lagos while hosting a brainstorming session on finding national consensus

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INEC Releases Timetable For 2019 General Elections

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2019

Nigeria’s electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has released its timetable for the 2019 General Elections. The timetable which contains political activities for the general elections is a guide for parties to keep them abreast of what they are expected to do and when they should do them. It is also to keep Nigerians aware […]