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PDP resolved to change name

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2018

Suffering from corruption stigma placed on it, the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to change its name, a rebranding measure ahead of 2019 general election. ThisDay reported that the party had suffered a string of losses in the last four governorship elections – Edo,

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R-APC spokesman: APC dangling juicy carrots at us, promising heaven and earth

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2018

The Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC), a new faction of the APC, says the ruling party has been pleading with its members to return to its fold. In a statement by Kazeem Afegbua, its spokesman, the breakaway faction said the APC is “dangling juicy carrots and promising them heaven and earth”. President Muhammadu Buhari and […]

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Breaking: Aspirants withdraw from Osun PDP primary poll as voting begins

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2018

Some aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State have announced their withdrawal from the governorship primary election of the party shortly before the exercise commenced. Some of the aspirants who announced their withdrawal from the governorship primary election are Professor Adeolu Durotoye;  former Minister of Youth Development, Mr Olasunkanmi Akinlabi and

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Olawepo-Hashim at Middle Belt Conference, says ‘when elected president, I will stop incessant killings in Nigeria’

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2018

  Incessant killings in Nigeria will become a thing of the past when Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim is elected president.The presidential hopeful, who addressed a mammoth crowd in Makurdi, Benue State, declared: “I have what it takes to restore order in the country. When I am elected president, incessant killings will stop”.Olawepo-Hashim, who is contesting on […]

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LAGOS WEST: APC WARD CHAIRMEN ENDORSE YAYI FOR SECOND TERM

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2018

One hundred and eighty five ward chairmen of All Progressives Congress, APC from all the wards in Lagos West Senatorial District has endorsed Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola  aka Yayi for second term as senator. The endorsement came during a meeting Senator Adeola held with the ward chairmen to inform them of his intention to contest for […]

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Efforts in place to resolve my issues with APC- Gov. Ortom, says he is still in the party

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2018

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, says efforts are in place to resolve the issues he has with the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ortom said this less than 24 hours after meeting with leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state. On Thursday, he met with Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the APC, in  Abuja […]