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Election tribunal refuses to strike out petition against Ekweremadu’s election

Daily Dispatch May 27, 2019

The National and State Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal in Enugu State on Monday refuse an application filed  by the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) to strikeout the petition challenging the re-election of  Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu. The petitioner, Mrs Juliet

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Obasanjo’s utterance on Fulanisation, Islamisation inciting, says Don

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2019

A professor of Islamic studies at the Kwara State University (KWASU) Sulaiman Jamiu has described the statement credited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Fulanisation of Nigeria and Islamisation of Africa as in inciting. Prof Jamiu, who is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the university, said this in Ilorin at Ramadan lecture organized by the […]

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‘We don’t agree sometimes, but I’m proud of you’ – Buhari hails Edwin Clark at 84

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the virtues of Nigeria’s former Information Minister, Chief Edwin Clark, on the occasion of his 84th birthday anniversary.  In his tribute to Chief Clark, who served as Information Minister during the regime of General Yakubu Gowon, President Buhari noted that “even if you don’t agree with the elder statesman sometimes, […]

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“We accept Supreme Court verdict- Gov. Yari

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2019

The Executive Governor of Zamfara state Hon ( Dr ) Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar has on Saturday,  May 25th 2019 said his administration and the good loyal APC members in Zamfara state have accepted the verdict of the Supreme Court of Friday May 24th, 2019 which nullified the elections of the state APC conducted in 2019. […]

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S’ Court victory: Fayemi to Olusola come join me in APC, ‘the Ekiti party’ to move the state forward

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2019

Dr Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti State and Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), has urged the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Kolapo Olusola to join hands with him to move the state forward. There was wild jubilation in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital city, as news filtered into town that Fayemi had won at […]

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Jonathan gets new appointment

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2019

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson Friday appointed former President Goodluck Jonathan as honorary Special Adviser on the Bayelsa Education Trust Fund Board. Speaking at the formal launching of the trust fund in Yenagoa, Dickson appealed to Jonathan to use his influence to attract donations to the fund. He said: “Let me commend our leader, the […]