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2019 elections is not about individual, but future of Nigeria – Ex Katsina Gov.

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2019

A former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, has urged the people of the state to massively vote for candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at all levels in the forthcoming general elections. Shema made the call on Sunday in Katsina during the flag-off of campaign for the

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NANS denies N150m bribery allegations from presidency

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2019

The leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has distance itself from the purported allegations by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) claiming it received N150 million from the presidency. The students Union body disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Adeyemi Amoo, it’s National Public Relations Officer (PRO), and made available […]

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Peter Obi: Foundation of Nigeria under serious threat under President Buhari

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2019

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to see the February 16, 2019 presidential election as decisive about the future and economic progress of Nigeria and not about the usual casting of votes because of vested interests. Obi, who gave the advice on Friday in Rano, Kano […]

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Zakari, not Buhari’s blood relation – Presidency

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2019

Reacting to allegations by the main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Presidency on Friday said that the party is clutching at straws. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu, reads “In another mendacious press release, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has continued their baseless accusations regarding […]

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Nasir el-Rufai nominated Zakari’s name into INEC – Yinka Odumakin

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2019

The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Friday reacted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s appointment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s supposed niece, Amina Zakari as its head of collation center for the 2019 election. Speaking with DAILY POST, spokesperson of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin said the appointment of Zakari would have been the

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Adams Oshiomhole, Rotimi Amaechi, others in Jos to flag-off Plateau APC governorship campaign

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2019

Mr Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Mr Chibuike Amaechi, the Director-General of Buhari Campaign Organisation on Friday `stormed’ Jos, Plateau, to flag-off the re-election campaign of Gov. Simon Lalong. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sen. George Akume and Mr Hadi Serika were also at the […]