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INEC not contracting NURTW, others to convey election materials, says Okoye

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked entering into a contract with the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Lagos State or other transport unions to convey materials for them on Election Day. There have been reports that the INEC in Lagos State has contracted

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Obasanjo faults appointment of former I-Gs as chairmen of Police

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2023

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday in Abuja frowned at the appointment of former Inspectors-General of Police as chairmen of the Police Service Commission (PSC). President Muhammadu Buhari appointed former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Musiliu Smith as chairman of the PSC in 2018. He resigned in 2022 and retired Justice Clara Ogunbiyi took over as […]

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Buhari again drums support for Tinubu in Sokoto

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has again drummed support for the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the candidate is his long term ally. Speaking separately at the palace of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, and at the APC campaign rally in Sokoto, the president […]

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Ekweremadu denies offer to buy kidney

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2023

Former deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has denied offering money to a prospective kidney donor to save his sick daughter, Sonia. The lawmaker, his wife, Beatrice, and their 25-year-old daughter are on trial in London for allegedly trafficking a young man from Nigeria to serve as kidney donor. The Ekweremadus were alleged to […]

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Extend old Naira notes deadline, governors beg Buhari

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2023

The 36 governors in Nigeria have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the deadline for the implementation of the old Naira notes swap. The governors also urged Buhari to revisit the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The governors, under the aegis Nigeria Governors’ Forum, made the demand in a letter addressed to […]

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Breaking: Our preparations for elections are sure-footed, exercise to hold as scheduled – INEC chair

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2023

With less than three weeks to the presidential election, chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has assured the Federal Executive Council, FEC, that the series of elections, beginning on February 25, will hold as scheduled. Presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on February 25th while Governorship and State Houses of