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Ekiti election: NSCDC officers allegedly hijack party money

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2022

There was a mini rowdiness at Ward 10 Unit 9, Ilupeju along Ikere -Ado Expressway in Ikere Ekiti, in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State as some officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps allegedly stormed the polling unit and took away a huge sum of money from some

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APC wins first Polling Unit In Ekiti election

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2022

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won its first Polling Unit in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State. The APC secured victory at polling unit 10, ward 10, Afao/Kajola. Bisi Kolawole, the governorship candidate of the APC polled 20 votes, defeating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate, Abiodun Oyebanji, who garnered just two […]

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Machina goes into hiding as APC forwards Lawan, Akpabio’s names to INEC

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2022

In what could snowball into a serious legal case, the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has forwarded the list of its senatorial candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, among who are some chieftains said to be ineligible. Among the names sent were that of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and a former Presidential […]

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#EkitiDecides: EFCC arrest party agent for engaging in vote buying

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2022

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a man for allegedly engaging in vote buying in the on going Ekiti Governorship election. The culprit is suspected to be an agent of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He was nabbed at the polling unit located at Ola Oluwa Grammar School, Ilawe […]

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PDP national leadership opts for Segun Oni’s victory in Ekiti, shuns Fayose, party’s mega rally

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2022

There are reports a few hours before the Ekiti State governorship election, that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja may have elected to secretly work for the victory of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) as a face-saving measure. The refusal of the party’s National Caucus and National Working Committee (NWC) to […]

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APC submits names of Lawan, Akpabio to INEC

Daily Dispatch June 17, 2022

The All Progressives Congress has submitted the names of the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, to the Independent National Electoral Commission as the party’s senatorial candidates. The submission on Friday comes amid the refusal of winners of the senatorial primaries to step down for the […]