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Election postponement: INEC meets over ban on campaign

Daily Dispatch February 18, 2019

Following the opposition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) ban on electioneering during the one week extension of poll, the commission will meet today to review the restriction. INEC, according

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Election postponement: Amina Zakari wrongly accused, not in charge of electoral operations and logistics – Akwa Ibom REC

Daily Dispatch February 18, 2019

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Mike Igini, has called for an end to criticism and complaints targeted at Mrs Amina Zakari following the postponement of Nigeria’s general elections on account of logistic challenges. Mrs Zakari, one of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s National Commissioners, had been blamed for the logistic

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Viral video: Our officer did not deliberately shoot Godwin dead – Customs

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2019

The Nigerian Customs has denied its personnel deliberately shot dead the man. In a statement on Sunday, Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, DC Joseph Attah, confirmed the incident which he said occurred today, Sunday at the “Sagamu Interchange, along Ijebu Ode.” Mr. Attah said  the dead man was not a passenger of […]

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Postponement: SERAP calls for electoral reforms

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2019

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to push for reforms of Nigeria’s electoral system. SERAP made the call on Sunday in a statement issued by its Deputy Director, Mr Kolawole Oluwadare, after the commission postponed the general elections. “It is clear that the current electoral

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Attack: Fulanis abandon community after death of 66 in Kaduna

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2019

The Fulani community in parts of Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, have abandoned the area after an attack on Februar 15, which left 66 of them, mostly women and children dead. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that what remained of the Rugar Fulani community were burnt houses, animals, motorcycles, kitchen utensils, as […]

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Breaking: Army withdraws services from Akwa Ibom govt house

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2019

The Nigerian Army has withdrawn its personnel from the Akwa Ibom State Government House. The commissioner for information, Charles Udoh, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday, said the Akwa Ibom government house was singled out for such in the entire Niger Delta region. According to him, the directive which has already been […]