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Court strikes out suit against Gov Matawalle’s defection to APC

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2022

Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara, on Monday struck out the suit filed against Gov Bello Matawalle and four others for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in June 2021. Justice Aminu Bappah Aliyu while ruling on the suit on Monday said the court lacked jurisdiction to

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Osinbajo set to declare presidential bid

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2022

VICE President Yemi Osinbajo has concluded plans to announce his presidential ambition immediately after the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention, slated for Saturday, February 26. Sources close to Osinbajo’s strategy team hinted at the weekend that in spite of the ongoing campaigns against his currently rumoured bid for the presidency by some interests in

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APC Convention: Poll favours Buhari’s ally as preferred candidate for Chairmanship seat

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2022

The result of online poll has favoured Saliu Mustapha as the most preferred candidate among the other aspirants jostling for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairmanship office. Although the party’s mode of election is not clear yet, still the National Covention slated for February 26, will produce substatntive national Executive of the party. […]

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Covention: APC Youths withdraw suit seeking Mai-Mala Buni removal

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2022

Some aggrieved members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of the Progressive Youth Movement (PYM) have withdrawn a suit they filed, seeking to remove the National Chairman, Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CEOCPC), Governor Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe State. Led by PYM Chairperson, Princess Zahrah Mustapha-Audu, members of the.

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Ali-Modu Sheriff has no link with Boko Haram – Sen. Lar

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2022

Sen. Victor Lar, Campaign Director, Ali-Modu Sheriff Campaign Organisation, has debunked allegations that Sen. Ali-Modu Sheriff, has links with the Boko Haram sect. Lar debunked the allegations in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Abuja. He said that Sheriff, a frontline All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairmanship aspirant, a two

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PDP cautions Matawalle over impeachment misadventure

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2022

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has in the strongest terms cautioned the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, for allegedly stoking and inducing violence in the state by orchestrating and manipulating the State House of Assembly to commence an illegal and undemocratic process of impeachment against the democratically elected Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi