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Breaking: INEC suspends Certificates of Return issuance to Zamfara Gov, Assembly polls winners

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2019

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended the issuance of Certificates of Return to winners of the last governorship and House of Assembly elections in Zamfara State. On its verified Facebook page, INEC said, it was just served the court orders cancelling the primaries

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Zamfara APC governorship primary: Gov. Yari heads to Supreme Court

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2019

Zamfara State Governor, Abdul’Aziz Yari, has reacted to the court judgment which nullified the primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship election in the state. Addressing State House correspondents on Tuesday in Abuja, the governor said he would approach the Supreme Court on the matter. He explained that the purpose of going to the apex court was

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Court to hear suit seeking to disqualify Buhari, Atiku on May 7

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2019

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned until May 7, a suit seeking the disqualification of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar over alleged excess spending on campaigns. The Presidential Candidate of the National Rescue Movement, (NRM) Mr Usman Ibrahim-Alhaji dragged the duo to court alleging

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Police most corrupt institution in Nigeria, reveals SERAP survey

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2019

The already-sullied reputation of Nigeria’s Police Force is in for more beating, as a public survey released Tuesday by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) revealed that the Nigerian Police is the most corrupt institution in Nigeria. According to the survey, of the five major public institutions surveyed, the police emerge as the most corrupt, with

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Senate President: Stop dragging Saraki’s name in plots for his successor – PDP senators tells APC

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2019

The Senate caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday asked their counterparts in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop dragging the name of the Senate President Bukola Saraki into the schemes and plots for his successor. The PDP Senate caucus said the APC senators should leave Saraki out of the jostle by […]

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Senator-elect, Ifeanyi Ubah dumps YPP for APC

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2019

Ifeanyi Ubah, Anambra South Senator-elect, of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ubah’s defection was made known by the National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Monday. Oshiohmole informed the APC National Working Committee members, returning/newly-elected senators at the Presidential Villa, on