Politics

APC swears-in 18 local government areas party chairmen

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2018

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has sworn in the newly elected eighteen local government areas party chairmen that will pilot the affairs of the party at their respective councils for a period of four years. The chairmen were elected during the local government

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Fayemi appoints Bamidele as DG of campaign office

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2018

Dr Kayode Fayemi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State, on Sunday appointed Mr Opeyemi Bamidele as the Director General of his campaign office. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that  Fayemi‎ made the declaration at the inauguration of his mobilisation and campaign committees in Ado-Ekiti. […]

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Provide a welcoming environment and we will return to negotiation table- nPDP tells APC leaders

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2018

Kawu Baraje, a leader of the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), says the group is ready to return to the negotiation table with All Progressives Congress (APC) if the party provides a “welcoming environment”. Last week, nPDP pulled out of a planned meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in protest of the withdrawal of security aides of Senate […]

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Off robbery: Police did not induce suspects to make confessions against Bukola Saraki- Kwara PDP

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2018

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has stated that the police did not induce the Offa armed robbery suspects to make confessions against Dr. Bukola Saraki. The political thugs arrested in connection with the bloody Offa bank robbery indicted the President of the Senate, Saraki and the […]

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Tofa Abiola’s opponent in June 12 President election kick against declaring the date as new democracy day

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2018

Bashir Tofa, the candidate of the National Republican Convention (NRC) in the 1993 presidential election, has broken his silence on the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day and the recognition of his rival by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a press statement, Tofa said “whatever may be the prevailing sentiment and politics in Abuja, the idea that […]

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Babagana Kingibe under attack as MKO betrayer

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2018

Mr. Babagana Kingibe has come under attack since President Muhammadu Buhari decided to honor the memory of MKO Abiola by making June 12th Democracy Day. MKO Abiola won June 12th, 1993, election which was annulled by General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. Mr. Kingibe was his running mate. General Babangida, then Head of State, after annulling the […]