Politics

Don’t play politics to divide Nigeria – IBB tells PDP

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

Former Military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has stated that politics should not be played to disunite the country but should be used for the unity of the country. IBB, who received the founding fathers and members of Peoples Democratic party (PDP) at his uphill residence in

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NASS is committed to strengthening Intra-Africa trade relations – Saraki

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Monday re-echoed the determination of the National Assembly to work towards strengthening trade relations between Nigeria and Ghana as well as other African countries. Saraki made the commitment during a bi-lateral meeting with the Speaker of Ghanaian Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye,  on the sidelines of the […]

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Court adjourns Sen. Misau’s arraignment until Thursday

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

Abuja Federal Capital Territory High Court on Monday adjourned until Thursday the arraignment of the Senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Isah Misau, who was charged by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation with making injurious falsehood against the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris. The arraignment initially scheduled for

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APC will soon fall apart – Ahmed Makarfi

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

The immediate future of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress is bleak, the leader of the leading opposition party in the country said on Sunday. “We have said it before and we stand behind what we said earlier. The APC is an alliance of strange bedfellows,” said Ahmed Makarfi, the national chairman of the People’s Democratic […]

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2019: I’ve not declared for president –Al-Mustapha

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

Chief Security Officer (CSO), to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has said that he has never declared presidential ambition against the 2019 general election. Al-Mustapha, who spoke through his Personal Assistant, Mallam Idrees Galadima, made the clarification against posters of his presidential ambition that have gone viral online in

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Senator Kabiru Gaya urges Nigerians to be patient with President Buhari

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, has urged Nigerians to be patient with the present administration as it works towards entrenching good governance. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Gaya made the call while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly on Sunday at […]