Politics

No Plans to remove Gov. Ortom— Akume

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The Senator representing Benue North West Senatorial District, Senator Dr George Akume has discarded rumours circulating online that there are underground plans by a caucus in the All Progressive Congress (APC) to replace the current Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom in the 2019 election.

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2019: Don’t contest presidency, allow north to complete their term- Senator Chukwuka Itazi urges Igbo politician

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

Senator representing Enugu North, Chukwuka Utazi, has warned politicians from the South East against contesting in the 2019 presidential election. Speaking in Abuja, the lawmaker observed that the current political arrangement of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is not in support of the South East producing the next President of Nigeria in 2019. According to […]

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Any man who sleeps with the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Zaynab Otiti-Obanor will die- Ifa priest

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

An Ifa priest, Yemi Elebuibon, has declared that any man who sleeps with the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Zaynab Otiti-Obanor, faces death. The Ifa devotee also noted that the former queen must undergo some cleansing rituals with any man before they can become intimate. In addition, he said the cleansing process is […]

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Anambra Guber: Voting another candidate except APC will be dissastrous to Ndigbo- Buhari Support Group

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

The Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) South East, on Tuesday told Anambra residents not to make a mistake of voting for another party except the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the November guber election. The group said a mistake of electing another candidate, except Tony Nwoye of the APC would be dissastrous to the political interest […]

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2019: Atiku’s associate warns northerners against move by Obasanjo to replace El-Rufai in place of Buhari

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

Alhaji Abdullahi Sugar, a political associate of erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has warned northerners against the alleged moves of former president Olusegun Obasanjo to force one of his ‘boys’ on the North in 2019 for the presidency. Sugar told Daily Trust that the former president was working hard to force either Governor Nasir el-Rufai […]

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APC begins campaign for Buhari’s second term

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

All Progressive Congress (APC) Ebonyi chapter, on Monday in Abakaliki held a rally to celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari’s return from medical vacation, as well as drum support for his second term in 2019. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rally created heavy human and vehicular traffic long Afikpo and old Enugu roads, […]