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I will consider PDP, others in House Committees

Daily Dispatch June 17, 2019

Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has said opposition members will be considered in the composition of committees in the next few days. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, had in March said the ruling party will not cede its

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INEC server: Statements in circulation aimed at marring my record – Atiku

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2019

Nigerias Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says certain statements in circulation on the Servers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is handiwork of mischief makers to mar his spotless pro-democratic record. Atiku in communique via his spokesman, Paul Ibe, said the statements circulating are aimed at laying the groundwork on false charges against him

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Stop treating women as subordinates – Osinbajo tells fathers

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2019

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said on Sunday that men must honour women and to stop treating them as their subordinates. He noted that men and women were born equal. Osinbajo said to father a child was not the only factor that made one a man. However, Osinbajo acknowledged the important roles played by men in the […]

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Atiku denies planning protest against Buhari, INEC

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2019

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday morning refuted the claim that he was planning to protest against the Muhammadu Buhari government and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. His rebuttal was contained in a tweet he posted on Twitter. He was reacting to a […]

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Henceforth NASS will pass nation’s appropriation bill within three months – Lawan assures

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2019

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan says henceforth the National Assembly (NASS) will ensure the passage of the nation’s appropriation bill within three months of its submission by the Executive arm of government. Lawan stated this known when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after joining President Muhammadu Buhari to perform the weekly Friday’s […]

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Eradicate Osu caste, Obiano tells Igbo traditional rulers

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2019

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has urged traditional rulers in the South East to take drastic measures towards total eradication of the Osu caste system in the zone. Obiano made the call during the opening ceremony of a two-day Seminar for Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council on Thursday in Awka. The governor observed that […]