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2023: Tinubu cannot be Nigeria’s president- Bode George

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2020

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Chief Olabode George has said he will contest for 2023 presidency if national leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC Bola Tinubu decides to contest. The PDP chieftain said Tinubu should not

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APC candidate wins Niger bye-election

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Danjuma Kashimu, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency of Niger, in Saturday’s bye-election. The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Abdullahi, of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, said Kashimu scored 23,085 to defeat Alamu Emmanuel of the

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APC wins bye-election in Jigawa

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2020

The All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate, Muhammad Musa Fagen-Gawo, has won the Babura/Garki Federal Constituency bye-election in Jigawa. Prof. Ahmad Kutama, the Returning Officer, declared the result at the collation centre in Babura’s local government area. He revealed that Fagen-Gawo polled 48,318 votes to beat other candidates across the 302 polling units.

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Police seal-off PDP Secretariat as Olujimi, Fayose’s loyalists clash in Ekiti

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2020

Armed policemen, on Thursday, took over the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, as loyalists of the former Governor Ayodele Fayose and Senator Olujimi exchanged blows over conduct of ward Congress. The crisis broke out around 4 pm at the state secretariat located at Ajilosun area of Ado Ekiti, capital city, when […]

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Nabena To Warring Groups, APC Not A Personal Property

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2020

….Seek Intervention of President Buhari, National Assembly Leadership, Party CaucusWith the worsening crisis that has engulfed the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Yekini Nabena, the Party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary has called on warring groups to consider the Party’s general interest as opposed to the personal political interests being

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No automatic ticket for you- Edo APC tells Obaseki

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2020

The All Progressives Congress, Edo state have insisted that the Governor of Edo state Mr Godwin Obaseki must face the party primaries as September election draws closer. The factional state chairman of the party Colonel David Imuse said this while briefing newsmen in Benin city the state capital on Friday saying that Gov Obaseki is […]