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INEC: Distribution of PVCs to begin mid May

Daily Dispatch March 7, 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission says the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards to their owners will begin by the middle of May. The Ebonyi INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Godswill Obioma, disclosed at a strategic security interactive meeting on Wednesday in

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Governorship aspirant, 15, 700 others dump APC for SDP

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2018

…Say ruling party dead in Adamawa A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Hon. Emma Bello, has left the ruling party with over 15,700 supporters to the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), even as he declared to contest the governorship ticket of the party. Bello, who has earlier registered his membership of […]

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BILL REORDERING ELECTION SEQUENCE IS BELATED-MURIC

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2018

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says that the recent election re-ordered bill by the Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) is from hell. MURIC, however, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold his signature. Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC Director, said this in a statement made available to newsmen yesterday. “The Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) recently reordered

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Buhari’s planned visit to Taraba and other states an afterthought-PDP

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it considers President Mohammadu Buhari’s planned to visit Taraba and other states where Nigerians have been victims of a killing spree as an afterthought. It also described the visits as a fresh device to further hoodwink the people ahead of the 2019 general elections. In a statement by […]

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2019: Mass defection looms in Lagos APC over Ambode, Tinubu’s alleged endorsement

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2018

There are strong indications that there would be a mass defection from the Lagos state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to another political party ahead of the 2019 elections due the purported endorsement of Governor Akinwumi Ambode and Senator Oluremi Tinubu for another terms in office. It was learnt on Sunday that […]

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Nigeria’s 2019 general election attracts U.S. attention

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2018

As Nigeria prepares for the 2019 general election, the United States (U.S.) says it’s major priority now is to see a peaceful transition, as the country occupies a strategic position in Africa. The U.S. Department of State said this during a background briefing on the first trip of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Africa, monitored […]