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Wike to Buhari: Withdraw Onochie’s nomination as INEC commissioner

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2021

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the nomination of Ms. Lauretta Onochie as national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. He said the desperation of Mr. Presdient and the ruling All Progressives Congress to

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Defection: PDP urges court to sack Zamfara Gov over defection

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2021

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to sack Zamfara Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle over his defection from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC).×× The request forms part of the reliefs being sought in a suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/489/2021 filed in the names of two PDP members from […]

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Reps move to strip President of powers over ministries, agencies of govt

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2021

A Bill for an Act to delete section 315 of the 1999 Constitution that gives the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Governors the powers to “modify” laws relating to the administration of ministries and agencies of government, is before the House of Representatives. The Bill entitled: Constitution of the Federal Republic of […]

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Alleged N5.2bn fraud: Court grants ex-JAMB registrar Ojerinde bail

Daily Dispatch July 8, 2021

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday has granted the bail application of a former Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Adedibu Ojerinde. The court granted him bail in the sum of N200 million with two sureties in like sum. According to bail terms, one surety must be a professor in […]

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Resign Now! PDP Rep Tells Party NWC In An Open Letter

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2021

… Says Party Chairman, Secondus’ Performance Worst Than Adamu Mua’zu’s A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Rimamnde Kwewum Shawulu has called on the national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus and his colleagues in the National Working Committee (NWC) to resign from office. The lawmaker in a letter […]

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Sustain adequate funding of security agencies in 2022 budget, Lawan tells FG

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2021

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has advised the federal government to sustain adequate funding of security agencies in the 2022 budget to be presented to the National Assembly later this year. According to him, doing so remains a sure way to overcome the lingering security challenges faced by the country. Lawan made this known […]