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Jonathan hosts Obasanjo in Bayelsa

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has visited former President Goodluck Jonathan at his home in Bayelsa State. Jonathan and his wife, Patience, welcomed the elder statesman who was in their home for a private dinner. Earlier before the visit, Obasanjo inaugurated a government specialist

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Kaduna Tsaigumi: Presidency reacts to claim that Jonathan commissioned same project

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie has responded to the claims that the Tsaigumi commissioned in Kaduna during the week, was first launched by ex-president Goodluck Jonathan in 2013. The Presidential aide said that those who hold the view including members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should substantiate their

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2019: Asiwaju Tinubu meets Senator Wamakko, Governor Tambuwal in Sokoto

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday, arrived Sokoto State to meet with former governor of the state, Sen. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko as part of his reconciliation task. Tinubu was received by Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and accompanied by APC chieftain, Alhaji Idi Farouk, held a closed door meeting […]

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2019: Ex-Governor Lamido vows to restore vision of PDP founding fathers

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

Ahead of 2019 general elections, the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has solicited the support of Akwa Ibom chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to realize his presidential ambition Alhaji Lamido, who expressed his readiness to serve Nigerians through the platform of PDP, during his recent visit to the state to […]

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Jonathan’s aide, 42,000 others dump PDP for APC

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

A former presidential aide from Adamawa State on Saturday officially decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Ahmed Gulak, who was political adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan said he was leading “42,000” people to the ruling APC. He said they were earlier forced to leave PDP by impunity […]

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Obasanjo: I’d commit suicide if there’s no hope for Nigeria

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo says he would commit suicide if he discovers that there is no hope for Nigeria. He said this while speaking at the Ijaw National Academy (INA), Kaiama, Kolokuma-Opokuma local government area of Bayelsa state. Seriake Dickson, the governor, had invited the former president to inaugurate some projects. Among the projects were the […]