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De-register unqualified political parties – Falana tells INEC

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2019

The Independent National Electoral Commission has powers to reduce the number of political parties in Nigeria, says senior lawyer, Femi Falana, decrying what he calls “unprincipled proliferation” of parties. Nigeria, a multi-party liberal democracy, currently has 91 political parties registered

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9th NASS: Any lawmaker connected to Saraki will not be allowed to hold leadership – Omo-Agege vow

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2019

The lawmaker representing Delta Central in the National Assembly, Barrister Ovie Omo-Agege, has vowed that no lawmaker remotely connected with Senator Bukola Saraki will be allowed to hold leadership of the 9th Senate. Omo-Agege stated this while giving an insight into how the next leadership of the National Assembly would be selected. Omo-Agege lamented that […]

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Group accuses Ogboru of defrauding APC over N3billion election fund

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2019

Coalition of Delta All Progressive Congress, APC, Support Group has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party to set up a panel of inquiry for Chief Great Ogboru to explain the whereabouts of the huge financial provisions for the entire 2019 general elections. Prince Daniel Ekiugbo, the convener, […]

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Aisha Buhari commiserates with families of Lagos building collapse victims

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2019

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has commiserated with the families of victims of building collapse in Itafaji, Lagos. Buhari, in a condolence message sent through her Twitter handle on Friday, prayed to God to grant the families the fortitude to bear the loss. ‘‘My thoughts and prayers are with the families of […]

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Rivers governorship poll: INEC set-up fact-finding committee

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2019

The fact-finding committee set up by the Independent National Electoral Commission on the governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Rivers State is back and will submit its report soon. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, who said this on Friday, explained that the Commission would study the report of […]

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Don’t interfere with emergence of 9th senate leadership, Senators warn Buhari, APC

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2019

Many of the senators-elect who received their certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday in Abuja, cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders not to meddle with the emergence of Senate President and the leadership of the 9th Senate. This is coming barely two and a […]