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Atiku’s emergence means 2019 will be very interesting- Tunde Bakare

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2018

The Senior Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare on Sunday congratulated Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on his emergence as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate. Bakare, said Atiku’s victory would make the 2019 election keen and interesting. The cleric said this while

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Lagos govt releases N795m for pensioners

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2018

The Lagos State Government has released N795 million in September to settle part of accrued pension rights of its retirees. The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) said on Sunday in Lagos that the gesture was in fulfilment of monthly pension settlement embarked on by Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode. According to LASPEC, the fund was released for […]

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Police renew invitations to Melaye, Ben Murray-Bruce

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2018

Senators Dino Melaye and Ben Murray-Bruce are to report to the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Garki, Abuja by 1000hrs on Monday, the Police High Command said today. The invitation superseded an earlier one sent to them over their conduct in connection with a protest last week Friday in Abuja. The police […]

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APC: “DIRECT PRIMARIES REFLECTS STRENGHT AND DEMOCRACY” –SENATOR ADEOLA YAYI

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2018

-Targets One million votes from Lagos West The senator representing the largest senatorial district in Nigeria in terms of population and chairman of Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Solomon Adeola Yayi (APC, Lagos West) has stated that the adoption of direct primary as the mode of election of candidates for the 2019 General elections […]

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Nigerians Twitter reacts to Atiku emergence as PDP presidential candidate

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2018

Former Nigeria’s vice president Atiku Abubakar has been elected as the People’s Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the next general elections.The former vice president wins the election with 1, 532 votes with the governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, coming a distant second with 693 votes. The ever vocal Nigerians on Twitter have reacted to […]

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2019: Your emergence has made APC’s job easy – Presidency

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2018

The Presidency on Sunday reacted to the emergence of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate ahead of the 2019 elections. Atiku scored 1532 votes to beat 12 other contestants who had vied for the party’s sole ticket. The PDP’s National convention chaired by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta […]