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Senator Adeola YAYI calls for violence free, issue based campaign

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2018

As the Presidential and National Assembly campaign begins Senator Solomon Adeola Yayi (APC, Lagos West), the chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content and the flag bearer of APC for Lagos West has called on all political parties’ candidates to conduct violence free and issue based 

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INEC Confirms Olawuyi Of APC Winner Of Kwara Bye-election

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday night confirmed Raheem Olawuyi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the vacant House of Representatives seat for Ekiti/Irepodun /Isin/Oke-Ero constituency in Kwara state.Olawuyi emerged in the bye-election held today. INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the poll, Prof. Abimbola

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Low voters’ turnout for Kwara bye-election, card reader malfunctioning

Daily Dispatch November 17, 2018

The Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero by-election in Kwara State on Saturday witnessed low voters’ turnout with few cases of card reader malfunctioning, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent who monitored the election in Omu-Aran, Oko, Aran-Orin, Ilofa, Odo-Owa, Osi, communities in Irepodun, Oke-Ero and Ekiti Local Government Areas of the constituency

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Confusion as Anambra lawmakers make U-turn on Speaker’s impeachment

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2018

There was confusion at the Anambra State House of Assembly on Tuesday over the impeachment of the Speaker, Ms Rita Mmaduagwu. This followed a motion for impeachment moved by the member representing Aguata II Constituency, Mr Ikem Uzoezie, during plenary at the Assembly chamber in Awka, the state capital. The motion was seconded by Onyebuchi […]

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PDP finding it very difficult to raise funds for Atiku’s campaign- APC alleges

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2018

There is a war of words between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, November 13 over the campaign funding for the 2019 presidential election. The ruling APC, through its deputy national publicity secretary, Yekini Nabena, alleged in a statement that Atiku and […]

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20 candidates battle Lalong for Plateau Guber seat

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2018

As the 2019 General Elections draw closer, 21 candidates have been cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to contest for the Plateau governorship seat. Their names are contained in a list released on Tuesday in Jos by Mr Imahiyereobo Osaretin, the commission’s Head of Voter Education and Publicly in Plateau. According to Osaretin, […]