Politics

Yahaya Bello Wasted N5 Billion On Melaye’s Failed Recall Plot – PDP Claims

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State has accused the State Governor, Yahaya Bello of wasting over N5 billion public fund on his failed plot to recall the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district of the State, Dino Melaye. The party, which described Governor Yahaya Bello as

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BREAKING: Thugs disrupt Kaduna APC gathering, injure five

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2018

Suspected thugs on Sunday disrupted a gathering of some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress loyal to Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, representing the Kaduna North Senatorial District at the Senate. The thugs, numbering over 10, stormed the NUT End Well Hotel in Kaduna at about 3:15pm, attacking anybody in sight, including those that lodged in the […]

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Melaye’s recall: PDP commends Kogi West constituents

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  on Sunday  commended  constituents in  Kogi West Senatorial  District for resisting the move to  recall Sen. Dino Melaye from the senate. Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, the National Publicity Secretary  of the PDP,  in a statement  in Lokoja on Sunday,  said that the people of Kogi West where he also comes from […]

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Kogi APC: Ghosts initiated Senator Dino Melaye’s recall process

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2018

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi, Alhaji Haddy Ametuo, says “some ghosts“ initiated the recall process against Sen. Dino Melaye. Ametuo, who stated this in a statement issued in Lokoja on Sunday on the botched recall process, expressed delight that the efforts had come to a premature end through the collective […]

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Obasanjo can’t stop me from becoming president- Atiku

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2018

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said his ex boss and former President Olusegun Obasanjo cannot stop him from becoming Nigeria’s President in 2019. Atiku stated this on Saturday during an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa Service. Atiku served under President Obasanjo as Nigeria’s Vice President between 1999-2007. Obasanjo, had in

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Dino Melaye survives recall from Senate + results

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2018

The attempt to recall the Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi West flopped on Saturday following a low turn-out for the signature the verification. Results announced by INEC at the end of the exercise showed that only 18,742 signatories to the recall petition were verified out of the 189,870 signatories on the petition. The verified signatories […]