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Zamfara killings: Election will still hold on Saturday – Yari

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2019

Gov. Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara State has said that the elections into the 14 Local Government Areas will hold in spite of the security challenges facing the State. Yari made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the State Independent Electoral Commission (ZASIEC) on Monday in

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Edo 2020: Group, Senator Obende galvanise support for Obaseki/Shaibu re-election

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2019

By ABIODUN JIMOH Youths under the aegis of Obaseki/Shaibu Movement (OSM) and a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Senator Domingo Obende, have thrown their weight behind the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki, assuring to mobilise support for the governor and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu ahead of the […]

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Appeal court sacks Edo APC Rep candidate

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2019

The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin City has sacked Comrade Peter Akpatason as the All Progressives Congress candidate for Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency. It declared the Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Kabiru Adjoto as the candidate of the party for Akoko-Edo federal constituency. The appellate court also nullified the APC National Assembly Primaries […]

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Tribunal orders INEC to allow APC candidate inspect election materials

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2019

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Uyo, on Monday, ordered INEC to allow the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Nsima Ekere, to inspect all election materials used during the March 9 Governorship Election. The tribunal Chairman, Justice A. M. Yakubu, also gave permission to the APC to serve Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom […]

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PDP wins all assembly supplementary elections in Rivers

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the supplementary elections for the Rivers State House of Assembly. INEC had failed to announce the winners in the constituencies for various reasons after the governorship and State House of Assembly elections which held on March 9 hence the supplementary elections. The party’s candidates were declared the winners […]

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I have no hand in Adeleke’s problem – Akin Ogunbiyi

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2019

Following the nullification of Senator Ademola Adeleke’s candidacy in the Osun State gubernatorial elections, former governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, has debunked allegations that he played a part in the case. According to a statement issued by Ogunbiyi, he stated categorically that he played no part in the case and […]