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Saraki once told me ‘Melaye derserved to be used and forgot about’ – Senator Abdullahi Adamu

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2018

Senator representing Nasarawa West in the National Assembly, Abdullahi Adamu has said the Senate President, Bukola Saraki once told him how he felt about Dino Melaye’s behaviour in the Red Chamber. According to him, Saraki told him that Melaye, who represents Kogi West district, was a clown

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Kwankwaso, Shekarau Meet, Chart New Political Course For Kano

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2018

The twist in Kano politics has taken a new turn on Saturday night as two formers governors of the state and erstwhile political opponents, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Ibrahim Shekarau, sheathed the sword and buried the hatchet towards the success of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the state and national level in 2019 elections. […]

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Stop harassing me- Ekeremadu warns FG

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2018

The Deputy President of the Senate, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, has warned the Federal Government against his continued intimidation by security agencies. Ekweremadu said this on Friday when youths from his Enugu West Senatorial District paid him a solidarity visit in his Enugu home following Tuesday’s siege to his Abuja home by operatives of the Economic […]

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Kwara PDP: We Won’t Accept Saraki, Gov. Ahmed Back

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2018

The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has said it would not accept back into its fold the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and the Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, even if the National Executive Committee of the party insists on it doing so. The Kwara State Chairman of the […]

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Benue Assembly imposes six-month suspension on sacked Speaker

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2018

The impeached Speaker of Benue House of Assembly, Mr. Terkimbi Ikyange, has been suspended by his colleagues for six months for what they called “unparliamentary behaviour.” The legislators took the decision on Friday in Makurdi during their sitting at the Old Banquet Hall of Government House, Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the legislators could […]

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El-Rufai gives condition upon for Senator Sani’s re-admittance back into APC

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2018

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has declared that the only condition for Senator Shehu Sani to be readmitted back into the All Progressive Congress APC is for the senator to correct his “political apostasy” Senator Sani, who had earlier shown interest in defecting to PDP over his feud with El-Rufai, stunned political observers when […]