Politics

Crisis looms in Edo PDP over tenure elongation plans

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2019

ABIODUN JIMOH, BENIN CITY The peace and tranquility experiencing at Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter may become things of the past as the party current state exco alleged plans to extend their tenure has met brick walls from stakeholders. Worried by the plans, the party

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PDP suspends chairmen, 9 others in Kebbi

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2019

The Kebbi State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended five local government party chairmen and and nine others for anti party activities. A statement issued by the State PDP Chairman, Mallam Haruna Saidu on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi, accused the suspended members of exposing the party and its leadership to public ridicule and […]

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Breaking: Tribunal nullifies PDP Federal Lawmaker from Ondo State

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2019

The Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Akure, Ondo State Capital has nullified the election of Ikengboju Gboluga, who represents Okitipupa/Irele Federal constituency in the Federal House of Representatives under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. The defendant was said to have sworn allegiance to the United Kingdom having acquired the citizenship of the

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Ministerial list: Amode denies defection report, says rumour “totally untrue”

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2019

Former governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode has spoken on his rumoured planned defection from the All Progressive Congress, APC, to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. There have been speculations in some quarters that Ambode was disappointed he did not make the ministerial list President Muhammadu Buhari submitted to the Nigerian Senate. Many had thought the […]

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Kogi 2019: APC members warns party against using indirect primaries

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2019

All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Kogi State under the aegis of Kogi State Stakeholders Forum have warned the party against using indirect primaries to pick its governorship candidate for the November election. They said in a statement in Lokoja, the state capital, that the party risked a defeat if it adopted indicted primaries. They […]

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Oyo PDP uncovers planned campaign calumny against Makinde

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2019

…Says APC elements behind plot Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said on Sunday that it has uncovered a plot by elements of the State’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to launch a campaign of calumny against the person and the administration of incumbent Governor Seyi Makinde . The PDP, […]