Politics

2019: No credible candidate apart from Buhari- Ortom

Daily Dispatch October 17, 2017

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday said there was no other credible candidate for the 2019 presidential election that has the capacity to move Nigeria forward apart from President Muhammadu Buhari. Ortom, a governor elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress,

Politics

Obasanjo to PDP: A dog never returns to its vomit, I will never return to PDP

Daily Dispatch October 17, 2017

A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has vowed never to return to the Peoples Democratic Party. This was what he told journalists after he met with the  National Caretaker Chairman of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, behind closed-doors. The meeting was held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, which lasted for one hour. The […]

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 Minna on Monday, advised them to be focused […]

Politics

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 […]

Politics

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

Politics

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 […]