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Onnoghen absent at Tribunal on health grounds, trial adjourned

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2019

The trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has been adjourned till March 18, 2019. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, the Code of Conduct Tribunal adjourned the case following Onnoghen’s absence on health grounds. His counsel, Adeboyega Awomolo, had tendered a letter

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Don’t condone injustice, Acting CJN tells judges

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2019

Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has asked judges not to condone injustice in the exercise of their powers and to keep the interest of the citizens at heart always. Justice Muhammad gave the warning on Monday in Abuja while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2019 refresher course for Judges and […]

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INEC to present Certificates of Return to NASS members-elect on Thursday

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2019

INEC has set Thursday, March 14 as the day for presentation of Certificates of Return to the newly elected members of the National Assembly. According to a statement by the electoral umpire, the event will take place at Africa Hall of the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja. For the newly elected Senators, the presentation […]

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Breaking: Taraba state government impose curfew on state

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2019

The Taraba State Government has imposed a dusk- to- dawn curfew on the state capital, Jalingo. Details later.

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It’s needless to kill people over political ambition, Says Makinde

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2019

The Oyo State Governor-Elect, Mr. Seyi Makinde, has decried the violence that erupted in the state during the elections, saying it was needless to kill people over political ambitions. He stated this on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s special programme on the election’s coverage, The Verdict. His statement comes 24 hours after he emerged […]

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Sokoto: ‘I Won’, Gov. Tambuwal tells INEC to declare him winner

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2019

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Sokoto State has urged the  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare him winner of the Saturday election. Tambuwal made the call in a special broadcast on Monday in Sokoto, noting that Section 179(2) of the Constitutional and INEC guidelines were explicit on governorship