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Dapchi Abduction: Nigerians Have Lost Faith In Presidency – PDP

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party has commended the National Assembly for its swift response to the party’s appeal to open an independent, full-scale legislative investigation into the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate abduction of 110 school girls in Dapchi, Yobe State. The party said the

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Full text of Professor Kingsley Moghalu’s declaration speech

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2018

STATEMENT BY PROF. KINGSLEY MOGHALU Declaration of Intention to Contest the 2019 Presidential Election At the World Press Conference, Musa Yar’Adua Conference Centre, Abuja February 28, 2018 With love for our country and a fierce commitment to a vision of rapid progress for our more than 180 million citizens, and following wide-ranging consultations, I offer […]

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APC will soon wipe out disgruntled members who are used to PDP way of distributing money every month

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2018

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has warned that rascal members within the All Progressives Congress, APC, will soon be wiped out. El-Rufai gave the warning while reacting to the presidential assignment given to the party’s national leader, Bola Tinubu to reconcile aggrieved members. Speaking in Ilorin, the Kwara State yesterday, the governor said, “We […]

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INEC: We haven’t cleared Governor Bello of double registration allegation

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday explained the reasons for issuing the Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, a new Temporary Voter Card (TVC) despite the allegation of double registration earlier levelled against him. The commission said the development did not mean that the governor had been exonerated of the allegation The Resident

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INEC receives 108 fresh applications for party registration

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has so far received no fewer than 108 fresh applications from political associations seeking registration as political parties. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, made the disclosure in Lagos on Thursday while speaking on “Citizen, Government and Technology’’ at a session of the ongoing Lagos

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“Poorly conducted elections are a recipe for disaster…..we will never tread that path,”- Yakubu

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2018

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said he would not be intimidated ahead of the 2019 election. He spoke in reaction to concerns and condemnation trailing voter and underage registration as well as accusations by politicians that INEC could not be trusted to conduct free and fair elections. […]