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‘Be careful’ — Adamu warns Machina over Yobe north senatorial ticket

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2022

Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has warned Bashir Machina, a party member from Yobe north, over his comments on the party’s senatorial ticket for the district. The APC Yobe north senatorial ticket sparked controversy after Machina, who won the primary,

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Just in: INEC certifies Bashir Machina winner of Yobe North APC senatorial primary; sidesteps Ahmad Lawan

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2022

The Independent National Electoral Commission has put its stamp of affirmation on the candidature of Bashir Machina. The Commission has recognised Machina as the winner of the governing All Progressives Congress primary for Yobe North Senatorial District ticket. A certified true copy of INEC’s report from the May 28, 2022, election showed Mr Machina scored […]

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Tonto Dikeh Becomes Deputy Governorship Candidate Of ADC In Rivers

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2022

The Rivers State African Democratic Congress governorship candidate, Tonto Ibraye, has nominated popular actress, Tonto Dikeh, as his running mate. The actress announced her nomination on Instagram on Friday, while sharing their government’s plans if elected into office during next year’s election. When elected, she said the administration would invest massively in social

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2023: Peter Obi storms Rivers, meets Nyesom Wike

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2022

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has continued his consultations ahead of the 2023 elections. On Wednesday, Obi was at the Rivers State Government House, where he met with the State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Spotting a traditional Yoruba attire of buba and sokoto, which appeared to be white, with a cap to […]

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APC Nat’l Chairman worried by defection of party’s Federal Lawmakers

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2022

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Adamu has expressed concern over the wave of defections of federal lawmakers in the party to opposition parties. He said this on Wednesday after a closed-door meeting with party members at the National Assembly. Senator Adamu admitted that while the party is worried about the […]

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Muslim-Muslim ticket: protesters storm APC secretariat

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2022

Scores of demonstrators braved the downpour and stormed the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday, to protest the controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket being proposed by the party. Presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu, is most likely to announce a Muslim as his running mate after picking Kabiru Masari as a placeholder […]