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Democracy has come to stay in Nigeria – General Irabor

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2022

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has pledged the loyalty of the military leadership to democratic rule in the country. Irabor made the pledge on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, where he commended the efforts of military personnel

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February APC National Convention requires no consultation – DG PGF

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2022

The Director General Of the Progressives Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman, has said that the February date for the National Convention of the National Convention requires nor consultation. This was contained In a statement he personally signed. Mr Lukman said the more the party continue to allow the leadership of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee to

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2023 Presidency: Soyinka denies endorsing Tinubu

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2022

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has denied making any statement in support for the presidential aspiration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A Facebook post by a certain Michael Olugbenga Peter with photographs of Soyinka and Tinubu had claimed that Soyinka stated that he was going to campaign for Tinubu in 2023. However the Nobel Laureate in […]

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2023 Presidency: Party leaders can’t help you, PDP chairman tells Dele Momodu

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2022

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu, on Thursday, told popular journalist, Dele Momodu, that members of the party, and not leaders, would determine who emerge as PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections. Ayu also told the Chief Executive Officer of Ovation Media Group that the PDP has no preferred […]

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Again, Shekarau’s faction defeats Ganduje’s camp in court

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2022

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has refused an application by members of the Kano State All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to set aside the judgment which upheld congresses of the party held by another faction. The court presided by Justice Hamza Muazu also declined jurisdiction on the application to […]

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2023: Tinubu’s ambition will not deter Osinbajo from contesting

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2022

...Very Much Interested In Succeeding Buhari, Not Bothered About Tinubu’ – Aide Following the presidential bid declaration by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, speculations have emerged in some quarters claiming Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will drop out of the race on who to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. But […]