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Corrupt politician have powerful resources to disrupt election – Buhari

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has raised an alarm over what he called a fresh threat to the upcoming presidential election. The President, in a statement he personally signed on Sunday, said those who have looted the nation’s treasury are intent on using the huge resources at their disposal to

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Onnoghen: CUPP raises alarm over security lockdown of NJC

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2019

Opposition political parties under the aegis of the Coalition of United Political Parties on Sunday said it had obtained credible intelligence that a combined team of security agents has been approved by the Presidency to cordon off the venue of the National Judicial Council meeting scheduled for Monday as members  proceed to consider the answers […]

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Buhari’s “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody” is not targeted at me – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2019

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody” is not targeted at him as widely speculated by many. Tinubu while speaking during the launching of a book, “Nigeria on firmer ground, towards lasting peace and progress” written […]

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Elections: World interested, watching Nigeria – U.S. Envoy

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2019

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington, has tasked the government and people of Nigeria to ensure a peaceful and credible general elections because “the world is interested and watching”. Symington stated this on Friday in Lafia, after meeting with Mr Labaran Maku, the Nasarawa State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance […]

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Buhari, Osinbajo have done well and deserve another term – VP’s Mum

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2019

Mrs Olubisi Osinbajo, Mother of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration had done enough and deserved another term. Mrs Osinbajo, an 85 -year-old widow, disclosed this when his son, Prof. Osinbajo, visited her during the vice resident’s house-to-house campaign in Somolu area of Lagos State. “They have tried.

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Court issues warrant of arrest on TCN chief

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2019

The Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone two, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has issued warrant of arrest on the the Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Engineer Muhammed Usman Gur, failure to appear before it to answer allegation of administrative irregularities and high handedness against him. The warrant case number/CR/33/18/19 was issued