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Edo House of Assembly Crisis Consumes Speaker, Deputy and Majority Leader

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

The crisis rocking Edo State House of Assembly for about two months reached its peak as the speaker, Rt. Hon. Justine Okonoboh, his deputy speaker, Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Ativie and the majority leader, Hon. Folly Ogedengbe were impeached on Monday. With this development, the 386 days immunity of

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I was not barred from APC screening – Uba

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

Senator Andy Uba has debunked rumours that he was barred and locked out from the screening of governorship aspirants by the All Progressives Congress in Abuja. In a statement issued by Joseph Itazi, Media Aide to the Governorship aspirant, Uba said that the screening committee did not grill him but asked him to take a […]

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I’m not running for governorship election in 2019 – Petroleum Minister, Kachikwu

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, on Monday disassociated himself from the alleged campaign posters of him running for governorship seat in Delta State. Kachikwu, who denied knowledge of the campaign posters which has flooded some parts of Abuja, said he has no interest in running for any elective office in Delta State.  In […]

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Kachikwu Campaign Posters: Desist or ‘incur the wrath of God’- Group warns

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

The Conscience of the Niger Delta, TCN, has warned those insinuating that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu will contest the 2019 governorship election to desist or “incur the wrath of God.” TCN’s leader, Mitai Okeroghene said those linking the Minister to elective position in the state were out to cause mischief […]

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Lateef Raji, LASIEC Commissioner Is Dead

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

Mr. Lateef Raji, former Special Adviser on Information and Strategy during the administration of former Governor Babatunde Fashola, is dead. Raji was said to have died around 4:00am on Monday. He was appointed a commissioner of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, a position he held until his death. Raji […]

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Edo assembly sacks speaker

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

Justin Okonoboh, speaker of the Edo state house of assembly, has been removed from office. Kabiru Adjoto and Victor Edoro were immediately appointed as new speaker and deputy speaker respectively. Edoro was also removed as the speaker of the same house in May 2016. Okonoboh, an All Progressives Congress (APC) from Igueben constituency, became speaker […]