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Atiku heads to Supreme Court over INEC server

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to challenge, at the Supreme Court, the dismissal of their application to be granted access to inspect the central server allegedly used by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to

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Court gives Buhari 5 days to respond to alleged certificate fraud

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2019

The Court of Appeal Abuja division on Monday ordered President Muhammadu Buhari to respond within five days to the appeal filed against his qualification for the 2019 presidential election. The court also ordered the All Progressives  Congress (APC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to within five respond to all issues raised on the […]

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Government not overwhelmed by various security challenges – Femi Adesina

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2019

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has admitted that the level of insecurity in the country has put the nation in “dire times” He, however, said the government was not overwhelmed by the challenges such as terrorism, banditry, militancy, kidnapping and other crises. However, Adesina blamed the insecurity […]

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We’ll sue Kano anti-graft agency for contempt of court, emirate council vows

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2019

The Kano state emirate council has vowed to sue the state anti-corruption agency for contempt of court. In a letter dated June 20, to the chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, N.A. Dagiri, counsel to the emirate counsel, said the commission had defied subsisting court orders for inviting elderly members of […]

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SERAP drags CCB to court over presidents, govs’ privacy of assets declaration

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2019

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit in the Federal High Court, Lagos against the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). In a statement issued on Sunday, SERAP said it was suing the CCB over its claim that it could not disclose details of asset declarations submitted to it by successive presidents […]

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PDP condemns police invasion of Taraba state governor’s house

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the invasion of the Abuja residence of Taraba state Governor, Arc. Darius Ishaku, by police operatives, alleged to have been detailed by Presidential authorities. According to the party, the invasion is unlawful, provocative and cannot be justified under any guise whatsoever. In a statement on Friday by its […]