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Desperate Osuntokun, his sponsors envious of Osinbajo’s rise – Group

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2019

A political group in Nigeria has described Akin Osuntokun and his sponsors as desperate because they are envious of the meteoric rise of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The Initiative to Save Democracy (ISD) explained that Osuntokun is a man that cannot point to one thing he has achieved or done

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INEC replaces 4, 695 burnt card readers in Anambra

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2019

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday declared that it had replaced the 4, 695 burnt card readers and other sensitive materials that were destroyed on Tuesday by fire at the secretariat of the commission in Awka, Anambra State. It was gathered that sensitive election materials and card readers were collected from across the country […]

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Oyo ADP Chair, 10,000 others dump Alao-Akala for APC

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2019

Oyo State Chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Chief Folaranmi Owolabi, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with more than ten thousand members of his former party, on Thursday. Citing alleged overbearing influence of a former Governor of the state and the governorship candidate of the ADP, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, the […]

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ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Governor Shettma’s convoy

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2019

Islamic State on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an attack on the convoy of the Borno State, Kashim Shettma, who was headed to a rally in northeastern Nigeria ahead of Saturday’s presidential election. The group said in a statement on its Amaq news agency that 42 people were killed in Tuesday’s attack on Borno state’s governor. […]

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Lagos West: 34 political parties endorses Adeola YAYI’s re-election

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2019

The drive of Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Lagos West) for re-election into the Senate received a boost as 34 political parties endorsed his re-election while some candidates out rightly stepped down for him at the Grand Finale of his whirlwind  campaign in Alimosho LGA after successfully campaigning in 9 other LGAs of the largest senatorial district […]

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Court strikes out case challenging Zamfara APC Rep’s candidacy

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2019

The Court of Appeal Sokoto Division on Wednesday dismissed the case filed by a member of the House of Representatives, Aminu Jaji, against the decision of a Zamfara High Court which recognised the primaries conducted by Zamfara APC for candidates in the upcoming general election. The appellate court dismissed the appeal after Jaji withdrew the […]