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‘Celebrate your anniversary in sober mood than boosting about’ – Sagay tells PDP

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2017

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay has stated that the Economic and Financial Crimes commission, EFCC, recovers stolen money from the former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke on daily basis. Sagay told the former ruling

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DPC, ID elect Yul Edochie, Ndife as gubernatorial candidates

Daily Dispatch August 31, 2017

The Democratic Peoples Congress (DPC) and the the Independent Democratic (ID) have elected Yul Edochie and Franklin Ndife, respectively as candidates of the party for the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State. While Edochie, a known movie actor was elected by a 140-man delegate of the party, Ndife, a farmer was elected by 243 […]

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Ekiti House of Assembly suspends another lawmaker

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2017

The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday suspended the legislator representing Ekiti-East Constituency 1, Hon Fajana Ojo-Ade, for 101 legislative days without pay. During the period, which is in the first instance, he is also barred within one-kilometre radius of the Assembly complex “except he shows signs of genuine remorse.” The lawmaker was also […]

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Makarfi blocks PDP caretaker officials from seeking elective positions

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2017

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, on Wednesday barred caretaker committee members from seeking elective party positions in their various states. Makarfi issued the restraining order in Abuja, while inaugurating the party’s caretaker committees for Lagos and Kwara States. Mr. Tunde Osolake was announced

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Anambra primaries: Ifeanyi Ubah sues PDP [Video]

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

Nigerian businessman mogul and Politician, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, has filed a lawsuit against the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, over alleged ‘irregularities’ in the procedures of party’s gubernatorial primaries for the upcoming Anambra state governorship elections. In a video obtained by PoliticsNGR, Ubah speaks about the primaries and reveals that he has sued the party, citing

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We are hungry and angry, defunct CPC members tell Buhari …Want a member appointed SGF

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

Southern members of the defunct Congres for Progressives Change (CPC) have again cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government, saying they were hungry and angry at the way and manner APC government has marginalised them The group, however, demanding that a member of the group should be appointed as replacement for the suspended […]