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Kano Guber: PDP agents walk out as INEC declares Ganduje winner

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2019

Agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) walked out of the collation center in Kano ahead of the announcement of the winner of the governorship election. The results of the last two local government areas delaying the collation have been released with Abdullahi Ganduje of All Progressives

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Saraki’s group plots to influence emergence of new Senate leadership…….plans unsettle APC Senate caucus

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2019

There is anxiety in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senate caucus over alleged moves by the outgoing Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to influence the emergence of a new Senate leadership when the 9th Senate is inaugurated in June, this year. The National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives) will be inaugurated consequent upon the issuance of […]

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Aminu Tambuwal re-elected as Sokoto governor

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2019

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal,  has been re-elected for a second term. The state Collation Officer, Professor Fatima Muktar, returned him as the winner of the governorship election on Sunday, a day after supplementary polls were held. The PDP candidate polled a total of 512,002 votes after the 25,515 votes […]

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Ortom declared winner Benue governorship election

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2019

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has been re-elected for a second term. The Returning Officer in the state, Professor Maimako Sebastian declared him winner after he polled 434,473 votes to beat his closest rival and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Emmanuel Jime who got 345,155 votes – […]

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Why Buhari didn’t campaign for APC Gov candidates after winning re-election —Aide

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2019

The Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has stated the reasons the President refused to visit some states to campaign for governorship candidates of his party, All Progressives Congress, after he had won the presidential election of February 23, 2019. The governorship election had held on March 9, about nine […]

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Why I want to be Senate President, by Lawan

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2019

A front line contender for the Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan, on Saturday gave reasons why he is most suited to occupy the exalted position. Lawan told journalists in Abuja that the Senate under his watch will work in partnership with the executive arm of government to make the country better through legislative engineering. The […]