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INEC insists APC will not field candidates in 2019 elections in Zamfara

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it stands by its statement that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not field candidates for the 2019 general elections in Zamfara. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this on the sideline of the opening of a two-day

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‎Am at home waiting for you….Fayose tells EFCC

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2018

 Ekiti State Governor, Dr Ayodele Peter Fayose has reacted to the alleged plots by the EFCC to invade his Abuja residence to effect his arrest on the orders of the presidency and vowed that he would be at home waiting for the operatives of the Commission to do their worst, saying,’ I don’t expect any […]

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It’s not yet time for jubilation, Obasa tells APC candidates

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2018

The Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday said it was not yet time for lawmakers who won tickets to seek reelection on the platform of the All Progressives Congress to jubilate. Obasa, who made the appeal when the House resumed plenary after a 13-week recess, said the tickets called […]

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Daura muzzled me out b’cos I refused to support Buhari – Fayose

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2018

The outgoing Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has disclosed how the former director general of the Department of State Service, Lawal Daura, recently approached him twice to support President Buhari’s administration. Nigerian Tribune reports that Fayose who spoke in Abuja on Sunday night, October 14, at a send-off party organised for him by his colleagues […]

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People use illegally acquired money to compromise prosecution – Garba Shehu

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2018

The Presidency has alleged that some corrupt individuals are using monies they acquired illegally to compromise their investigation and sometimes prosecution. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, said this on Sunday during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, while addressing the issue of the travel ban

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Breaking: Travelers stranded as protesters shut down Benin-Lagos Expressway

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2018

Motorists, travelers were stranded on the Benin-Lagos Expressway on Monday morning due to a protest by students of the Tayo Akpata University of Education, Ekiadolor, over the poor state of the institution. Residents of Ekiadolor community appear to have also joined the protest. The school is located in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area of […]