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Obasanjo’s son, Olujonwo join Buhari campaign team

Daily Dispatch October 17, 2018

Olujonwo Obasanjo, son of a former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, joined President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign team in Abuja on Wednesday despite his father’s recent endorsement of Atiku Abubakar for the number one seat in 2019. Abubakar recently clinched the presidential ticket of the

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Presidential candidate of Mass Action Joint Alliance urges urges Atiku to step-down for her

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2018

The presidential candidate of the Mass Action Joint Alliance party, Prof. Mercy Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has urged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, to step down for her. She argued that since MAJA party and the PDP are members of the Coalition of United Political Parties, it was needful for the emergence […]

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Buhari accuses Atiku of ‘colossal failure in management of public institutions’

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2018

Director of Media of the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Festus Keyamo, has accused the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, of failing in the management of public institutions during his tenure as Vice President between 1999-2007. According to him, Atiku cannot run based on his achievements as a private businessman, but on […]

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Obasanjo splits ACF

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2018

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), a socio-political organisation of the North, has split over former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s declaration and endorsement of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, PDP’s presidential candidate for 2019 election. ACF reacted to its General Secretary, Mr. Anthony Sani’s description of Obasanjo as “suffering from a dearth of vision,

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No travel ban list – Presidency

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2018

The Presidency has denied issuing a list of Nigerians affected by a travel ban as it also clarified that the Executive Order No. 6 is not a political weapon against opposition but part of revolutionary efforts to rid Nigeria of corruption. The presidency had on Saturday announced that following the implementation of the EO 6, […]

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Breaking: You can’t impose ban on looters, court should be allowed to place the ban – Falana

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2018

A legal luminary, Femi Falana SAN, has faulted President Muhammad Buhari for allegedly placing a travel ban on suspected looters. The Federal Government had placed 50 high profile persons directly affected by Executive Order 6 (EO6) on watch-list and restricted them from leaving the country pending the determination of their cases.Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior […]