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I won’t participate in this year’s Democracy Day celebrations – Soyinka

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2019

Wole Soyinka, foremost playwright, says he will not participate in this year’s June 12 celebrations by choice. In honour of MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari had signed into law, the bill to make June 12 replace May 29 as Democracy

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Former Presidents, Heads of State absent at democracy day celeberation

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2019

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, was conspicuously absent at the Eagles Square venue of the 2019 Democracy Day celebration when the event started. Former presidents and Heads of state were scheduled to arrive the venue by 9.35am Obasanjo apart from criticising President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term administration had advised Buhari not to run for the 2019 […]

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Buhari’s govt moving Nigeria towards the path of disaster

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2019

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of moving the country towards the path of disaster. In an interview with Premium Times, the former president said the progress the country is said to be making is questionable. He lamented the present arrangement of political leadership in the country, saying it tends to favour […]

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NASS elections: PDP’s adoption of Ndume, Bago will amount to nothing- Sagay

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2019

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption  (PACAC) on Tuesday said he is confident that the 2015 coup plot that took place in the National Assembly will not repeat itself again today when the 9th Assembly elects its leadership. Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Sagay said that  Senator […]

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Breaking: Six Imo lawmakers defect to PDP

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2019

Six lawmakers at the Imo State House of Assembly on Monday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party. The lawmakers announced their defections in a letter they addressed to the Speaker and read by the clerk of the House during plenary. Five of the lawmakers until their defection on Monday were members of the Action Alliance […]

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Makinde promised to waive his immunity to face corruption trial

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2019

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday pledged to waive his immunity as the governor if brought before the proposed anti-corruption agency in the state. At the inauguration of the ninth Assembly, Makinde promised to immediately sponsor two bills on an anti-corruption agency for the state and investment promotion. Makinde said investors’ confidence would […]