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Court nullifies nomination of Tonye Cole as APC candidate, says function an act of illegality and unconstitutional

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2018

A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Wednesday nullified the nomination of Mr Tonye Cole as the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State. According to the court, his nomination is a function of illegality and unconstitutional acts. The court nullified

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Court nullifies Senator Kashamu’s expulsion from PDP

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2018

A High Court Sitting in Abuja has nullified the expulsion of the Senator representing Ogun State East Senatorial district, Senator Buruji Kashamu, and the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adebayo Dayo, from the party. Justice Valentine Ashi, in a ruling on Wednesday held that the purported expulsion of Senator Kashamu by the […]

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Hold Fayemi responsible for your salary arrears – Fayose tells Ekiti workers

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2018

The outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has asked workers to collect their outstanding four months salary arrears from the incoming governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. He said the monies he could have used to pay them as expected had been withheld by the Federal Government for Fayemi’s resumption. “They paid other states Paris Refund, […]

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Nigerian troops kill 76 Boko Haram terrorists, Chad kills 48

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2018

Seventy-six Boko Haram terrorists, among others, trying to overrun Nigeria’s military formation in Metele, near Kangarwa in Borno were killed today. In what was a double blow to the terrorists on same day, Chadian troops also killed another 48. According to the Nigerian Army Twitter posts, the gallant troops of the 157 Battalion overwhelmed the […]

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11 burnt in Abuja restaurant gas explosion

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2018

Eleven people on Wednesday in Abuja suffered varying degrees of burns from a gas explosion that occurred at Rosy Restaurant Area 11. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victims who were immediately taken to Asokoro general hospital suffered some 40 to 50 degree of burns. A pregnant woman, who simply identified herself […]

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Persons With Disabilities Block National Assembly Gate In Protest

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2018

Some Persons With Disabilities (PWD) on Wednesday barricaded the National Assembly gate in protest. The protesters are demanding for the transmission of Disability Bill by the lawmakers to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. The Disability Bill which has been passed by the two chambers of the National Assembly seeks to protect the rights of Nigerians […]