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Sen. Sani remains Kaduna Central candidate – APC

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2018

The National body of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has said that Sen. Shehu Sani remained its only senatorial candidate from Kaduna Central. The Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Yekini Nabena, gave the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)

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Why political parties whould adopt direct mode of primaries- Group tells INEC

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2018

A group, known as We The People Forum (WTPF) on Sunday, October 7, called for the amendment of the Electoral Act to compel parties to adopt direct primaries in choosing their candidates. The convener of the group, Nathaniel Okoro, made the call in a statement on behalf of the group, the News Agency of Nigeria […]

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Adamawa APC primary: Ribadu demands for total cancellation of party primaries, calls for fresh one

Daily Dispatch October 6, 2018

Nuhu Ribadu, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state, has demanded for cancellation of the election which held in the state on Friday. Ribadu, the pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), made the call during a press conference in Yola, the state capital, on Saturday. The […]

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Breaking: Shehu Sani withdraws from Kaduna APC senatorial primaries

Daily Dispatch October 6, 2018

Shehu Sani has withdrawn from the senatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kaduna Central. Sani, who is currently representing the Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the Senate, announced the withdrawal in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Abdulsamad Amadi in Kaduna on Saturday. “We wish to inform the general public […]

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Breaking: APC NWC clears Modibbo Kawu, Prof. Oba Abdulraheem , six others for Kwara gov primary

Daily Dispatch October 6, 2018

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has cleared eight aspirants to contest for the party’s governorship ticket in Kwara State. That cleared include, a  former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Oba Abdulraheem, and the Director General of the Nigeria Broadcast Commission, Ishaq Modibbo Kawu. This was contained in a statement […]

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PDP Convention: Okowa says late arrival of delegates delays take-off

Daily Dispatch October 6, 2018

Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Convention Committee, has said that late arrival of delegates delayed the take-off of the convention. Okowa, who spoke with newsmen at the PDP convention holding in Port Harcourt on Saturday, said the most challenging part of the convention was the inability of delegates to arrive early. The […]