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Youths protest in Benue, accuse police of brutality, bias

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2018

Youths in Benue State have stormed the streets of Makurdi to protest and condemn the alleged brutality by police in the state. They accused the police of partisanship in the political crisis between Governor Samuel Ortom, as well as Senator George Akumre and leaders of the All Progressives

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Defections: Merriment is over for APC – Secondus

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2018

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, while reacting to the news of the defection of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, from the All Progressives Congress, said the decision of the Senate President was a sign of the speed at which the ruling party was shrinking. Secondus, said this in an interview with one of […]

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Kwara State was marginalised in terms of appointments by the APC

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2018

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday met his supporters in Ilorin, where he told them that he dumped the All Progressives Congress because of their insistence that he should do so and the guidance he received from God. He further alleged that Kwara State was marginalised in terms of appointments by the […]

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Defections: Shehu Sani advises Presidency, National Assembly on way forward

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2018

The lawmaker representing Kaduna Central district, Senator Shehu Sani, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and the National Assembly on the next step to take after the defection of some leaders from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Sani gave his advice in a piece on his Facebook page on Wednesday, one day after Senate President […]

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Buhari responsible for the widespread killings across the country- Sule Lamido

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2018

A former governor of Jigawa State and presidential aspirant under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sule Lamido, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of been responsible for the widespread killings across the country under the disguise of farmers/herders crisis. Lamido said this, on Monday, in Jalingo, while answering questions from journalists

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Bolaji Abdullahi denies quiting APC, says he won’t go through the backdoor

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2018

Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress, has dismissed speculations that he has resigned his membership of the party.Abdullahi told newsmen at the APC secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday that report of his resignation trending in the media was not true.He said: “There is no iota of truth in the report.”The […]