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2023: Why Northern Elders yet to endorse Presidential candidate

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2023

As the 2023 general elections approaches, elders from the north of the country are struggling to decide who to support for president. The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) members appear to be at odds with one another, which may be why they have yet to declare their preference among the four

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INEC, UK, EU, Australia Issue Security Alerts, Warns Against Visiting Nigeria

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2023

The European Union (EU) has warned that the 2023 general election might not hold in some parts of the country due to insecurity rocking the nation, adding that the “security climate” was very hostile. Also, the United Kingdom and Australia have directed their citizens to avoid travel to Nigeria in the latest security advisories issued […]

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PDP’s Assessment Team ranks Wike best performing PDP governor in South-south zone-Orbih

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2023

National Vice Chairman (South-south) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Dan Orbih said a team of assessors commissioned by him to appraise the performance of PDP Governors in the zone returned a verdict of 99.9 percent for Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike. Orbih, who spoke at Emuoha, in Rivers State, during the PDP campaign rally, […]

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Senator Ita Enang loses appeal battle for A’Ibom APC governorship ticket

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2023

Former Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly, Senator Ita Enang has lost his battle for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Akwa Ibom State. The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday evening upheld the primary election which produced Akanimo Udofia as the flagbearer of the party. A […]

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Atiku demands apology from APC over corruption allegation

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2023

The former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has demanded an apology from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC over what he said, a failed attempted to smear his name based on malicious testimony by an alleged serial blackmailer, Mike Achimugu. Spokesperson of the Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign

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PDP crisis: Don’t blame G-5 if reconciliation fails – Ortom

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2023

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said the Dr. Iyorchia Ayu-led national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party should have no one to blame but itself if reconciliation with the G-5 Governors fails. He noted that arrogance, mischief, and impunity on the part of the party leadership for the delay in resolving the intra-party […]