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PDP rejects Katsina bye-election outcome, vows to petition election tribunal

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2018

The Katsina State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party has vowed to challenge the results of Saturday’s Katsina North Senatorial zone bye-election. It vowed to take its case to the election tribunal. The state chairman of the party, Salisu Majigiri, made the declaration on Sunday in a telephone

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You are noisemakers: APC blasts PDP as war of words continues

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is engaged in nothing but senseless noise-making, in its failed attempt to distract  President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) said today. And quickly reminded the PDP of the miasma of corruption legacy it left for Buhari to clear. “In both content and context, PDP’s latest allegations on 

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Sokoto state PDP chairman defects to APC with other 10, 000 supporters

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2018

Less than three weeks after the defection of Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state to opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), no fewer than 10,000 have dumped his new party. A former PDP Chairman in Sokoto State, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu-Tambuwal, led the 10,000 supporters to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Tambuwal Local Government […]

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PDP wins Dogara’s council as rain delays collation of Bauchi bye-election result

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2018

Speaker Yakubu Dogara may still be physically a member of the All Progressives Congress, his spirit is already in the Peoples Democratic Party as the party’s candidate, Ladan Salihu won Dogara’s Bogoro local government in the Bauchi South senatorial bye-election on Saturday. Salihu, a former broadcaster, got 6,646 votes as against the 3,992 votes scored […]

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Politicians see politics as a small scale industry where they can make money- Bafarawa

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2018

Former Gov. Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto State has warned politicians in the country against the unbridled quest to amass wealth that should be channelled into the nation’s development. Bafarawa gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen on the current political developments in the country. He expressed concern that some politicians were […]

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Katsina bye election: Ibrahim Shema calls for free and fair election

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2018

Former Governor  of Katsina State,   Ibrahim Shehu Shema has called on the Federal Government to ensure that free and fair election based on the rule of law take place on Saturday August 11 during the D aura senatorial district bye election Speaking at the senatorial campaign rally attended by massive crowd of PDP supporters […]