Politics

Herdsmen: Ex-Minister, Maku reveals what’ll happen to Nigeria if violence in middle-belt persists

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2018

One-time minister of Defence now national secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Labaran Maku, has said that the unity of Nigeria would be in danger once the middle-belt region is destabilized. Maku, who spoke in Lafia, the Nasarawa capital, during the 15th Anniversary of Radio

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Jega speaks on 2019 elections, projects likely outcome

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2018

Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has said that the current leadership of the Commission has made significant and commendable progress since taking over in November 2015. Jega who spoke as a keynote speaker at the National Judicial Institute in a paper titled, “Towards Elections with Integrity in 2019, Challenges […]

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It’s time to retire from politics, Frank tells Oyegun

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2018

…Says APC should learn how to run party from PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has urged his National Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun to “honourably resign his position to embrace farming in his home town instead of politics.” Comrade Frank, while urging his party to learn […]

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NHRC To AGF: Prosecute INEC, Police, Others Indicted For Electoral Fraud

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2018

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended prosecution and sanctions for the INEC officials, the Police, some individuals and some staff of local government areas for their roles in alleged electoral fraud in the 2015 general elections. The Acting Executive Secretary of commission, Mrs Oti Ovrawah made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at […]

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Assemblyman: Let’s give Atiku Abubakar a chance

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2018

Mr Dipo Olorunrinu, (PDP Amuwo-Odofin Constituency I), Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the party to give former Vice-President Atiku Abukakar a chance to run for the 2019 Presidential election. Olorunrinu, the only PDP member in the state Assembly, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on […]

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80 political parties may participate in next year general elections- INEC

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2018

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmud Yakubu has spoken of the possibility of having up to 80 political parties participate in next year’s general elections. He spoke on Tuesday while delivering a keynote address at the national colloquium organised by the Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group, ISDMG, in Abuja. Recall