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Kogi: ‘Our disqualification ploy to throw up Bello as candidate’- APC governorship aspirants

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2019

Eight of the governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state disqualified by the party’s screening committee from contesting the governorship primaries have alleged that the screening process was flawed and deliberately programmed to throw up current governor of the

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Kogi election: Court affirms APC’s decision to hold indirect primary

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2019

A Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct indirect primary for the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi State. Justice Taiwo Taiwo approved the party’s choice on Monday and dismissed two suits filed by some APC members in Kogi, challenging the party’s choice of mode of […]

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2023: I am not Tinubu’s Campaign Coordinator – Shehu Sani

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2019

Senator Shehu Sani, the former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has denied that he has been appointed to coordinate the purported presidential campaign of APC leader, Bola Tinubu, in the Northwest. The activist made the remark in a post on his Facebook page on Saturday. He advised Nigerians to disregard […]

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PDP clears 34 aspirants for Kogi, Bayelsa gov primaries

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party has cleared all the 34 screened aspirants from Bayelsa and Kogi States for the party’s governorship primaries in both states scheduled for September 5. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, confirmed to journalists on Wednesday that all the 13 screened aspirants from Bayelsa  State were cleared. He added that […]

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Sowore not suspended as Lagos AAC disowns Nzenwa

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2019

The Lagos State Chapter of the African Alliance Congress (AAC) said on Sunday that it would not recognise Mr Leonard Nzenwa as the national chairman of the party. The Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Mr Elias Ozikpu, expressed the position in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. […]

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Bayelsa guber poll: Cross River REC resigns, joins race

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2019

The Cross River Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Frankland Briyai on Thursday resigned his appointment with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to join the Bayelsa governorship race. Briyai who served as Cross River REC from 2017 until his retirement said he left his job to contest for the governorship of his state, following calls […]