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MURIC: PDP’s apology ‘deceitful’

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2018

The recent apology by Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, for past mistakes of the party is deceitful and should not be accepted by Nigerians, a group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says. The Islamic group said the apology is half-hearted as it didn’t address whether

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N13.5m running cost: NCP advocates part-time legislature for Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2018

The National Conscience Party (NCP) on Thursday, advocated part-time legislature for the country with lawmakers sitting on part-time basis. The National Secretary of the party, Mr Ayodele Akele, gave the party’s position in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Akele was reacting to the recent disclosure by Sen. Shehu Sanni […]

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Buhari’s aide, Ogunlesi blasts PDP over uncompleted projects

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2018

Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Digital/New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi, on Thursday blasted the People’s Democratic Party over its comment downplaying Buhari’s administration. Ogunlesi described PDP as irresponsible, and chasing after cheap glory. This was his reaction to a statement by PDP Spokesman, Kola Ologboniyan on his Twitter page where he called on

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Ekiti Guber: Open campaigns to begin April 15th – INEC

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) in Ekiti State has released the notice for the governorship poll in the state in accordance with Section 30 of the Electoral Act. The state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, (REC), Prof. Abdul-Ganiyu Olayinka Raji, who released the election 90-day notice at a press conference in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, yesterday,

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Lai Mohammed no longer the same person I used to know – Senator Jang

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2018

A former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, on Wednesday said Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, he knew during the struggle for the country’s return to democracy is not the same man today. Jang said this while denying his involvement in the loot of the Nigerian treasury as recently indicated in a list […]

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Reveal why you’re going to London- PDP tells Buhari

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday insisted that the Presidency should make public all issues relating to the so-called private visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United Kingdom. The party, which queried the Presidency for always shrouding issues around the President in secrecy, pointedly demanded a “full disclosure on the scope, purpose, direct […]