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Ekiti election: INEC chief, Zakari gives Fayose 48 hours to apologise to her

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2018

A National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in charge of Election Operations and Logistics, Mrs Aminat Zakari, has given the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, 48 hours to apologise publicly to her for accusing her of working with the All Progressives Congress

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Buhari departs for the Netherlands

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday, depart for the Netherlands to participate in activities to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), at The Hague. President Buhari is the only world leader invited to deliver a keynote address during the Solemn Hearing to commemorate the […]

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Order Police to apologise to Nigerians over Ekiti incident, Reps tell Buhari

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2018

The House of Representatives has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to mandate the Police and other security agencies to apologise to Nigerians over alleged brutality on Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose. This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion under Matters of Urgent Public Importance by Yussuf Tajudeen (PDP-Kogi) at the plenary on Thursday. The […]

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Obasanjo rejects negotiation of Nigeria’s unity for personal interest

Daily Dispatch July 9, 2018

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that, the unity of Nigeria cannot be negotiated for personal or individual interest.   He also called on Nigerian media practitioners to make objectivity their watchword and shun reports that could trigger crisis in the country.   Obasanjo stated this at the weekend while playing host to Editorial Board […]

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SERAP tells Buhari: Probe Governors stealing security votes

Daily Dispatch July 8, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari must  without delay investigate widespread allegations of mismanagement and corruption in the spending of security votes by Nigeria’s  state governors in Nigeria since the return of democracy in 1999, a rights group advised on Sunday. “If there is relevant and sufficient admissible evidence, for former governors to face prosecution and serving

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Days of Boko Haram attacks on communities in Borno state are over – Shettima

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2018

Borno Governor, Kashim Shettima has said that the days of Boko Haram attacks on communities in the state are over. The governor stated this while speaking in Monguno at the closing of events of the Army Day Celebration. According to the governor, “We have cut the rubicon of insurgency in the Northeast. Thank God we […]