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Edo Assembly Speaker, lawmakers head to court over outcome of primaries

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2018

The Anambra Government has banned religious bodies from using either public schools or its facilities to conduct religious services across the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Don Adinuba announced the ban on Friday in an interview with the News Agency

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Osun election: PDP demands immediate reconstitution of tribunal

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the immediate reconstitution of the Osun State governorship election petition tribunal. In a statement on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, the opposition party warned that any further delay would jeopardise the course of justice in the matter. It noted that the disbanding of the […]

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APC panel rebuffs appeals, upholds automatic tickets, disqualifications

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2018

The Appeal panel set up by the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress to consider matters emanating from the Governorship and National Assembly primaries has upheld the disqualification of some aspirants. Some of the high profile disqualifications included: A former Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba and Mallam Uba Sani, the Political Adviser

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Entire PDP ward In Akwa Ibom defects to APC

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2018

An entire ward of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Obot Akara local government area of Akwa Ibom state according to the party. The party said the defectors were received to APC by Abom Tony Esu, director-general of the campaign organisation of Nsima Ekere, the governorship candidate […]

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Breaking: APC, PDP Reps defect to other parties

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2018

Two members of the Federal House of Representatives have both decamped from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to other political parties. Akinlaja Joseph who represents Ondo east/west federal constituency of Ondo state and Olatoye Temitope representing Lagelu / Akinyele federal Constituency of Oyo state announced their defection

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APC uphold Shehu Sani as candidate for Kaduna Central

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2018

The All Progressives Congress (APC), National Appeal Committee has upheld and reaffirmed that Senator Shehu Sani remains the party’s candidate for Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 2019 general election.The committee, which was headed by Professor Oserheimen Osunbor, gave the Senator a clean bill of health, insisting that Sani is the only senatorial candidate from