Politics

Names of 299 aliens found in Nigeria’s voters register – INEC Chairman

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has removed 299 “aliens” from Nigeria’s voter register. The chairman of the commission, Mahmoud Yakubu, stated this on Friday at the quarterly consultative meeting of the commission with security agencies under the auspices of the

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Kogi APC expels members of Hady Ametuo-led exco, vows to charge him for impersonation

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2018

The crises rocking the Kogi State chapter of the All Progressive Congress has assumed a new dimension as the faction loyal to the state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Friday said it has expelled members of the Hady Ametuo-led executive. Addressing newsmen in Lokoja, the newly appointed factional Acting Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Ahovi said the […]

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Buhari under pressure over Boko Haram abduction, attacks

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2018

Another Boko Haram mass kidnapping has cast doubts on Nigeria’s claims to have virtually defeated the jihadists, putting the government under scrutiny as elections approach next year. Heavily armed Islamist militants abducted 110 girls from their school in Dapchi, in Yobe state, on February 19. Parallels were immediately drawn to the abduction of more than […]

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2019: APC, PDP former governors, serving senators to join SDP – Falae

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2018

The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chief Olu Falae, has revealed that key leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party PDP, are set to announce their membership of the SDP, Thursday night. Falae, National Chairman of the SDP disclosed this to Independent newspaper on Thursday, […]

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2019: Over 10,000 PDP members, Anenih’s loyalists decamp to APC

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2018

About ten thousand members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State including former National chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, Felix Akhabue, yesterday defected to the APC in Edo state. Akhabue popularly known as Joefel and former political foot soldier of the former chairman Board of Trustees of […]

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APC did not win 2015 presidency through propaganda – Bolaji Abdullahi carpets PDP

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2018

The Chairman Governing Board of the National Sugar Development Council and National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has refuted the view propagated by the opposition that the Party won the 2015 elections through propaganda. He said the APC remained resolute in its belief that through progressive ideology, the Party […]