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Breaking: Tribunal sacks Rivers Senator, announces new winner

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

The Rivers State Elections Petitions Tribunal has sacked George Thompson Sekibo, the representative of Rivers East Senatorial District and has declared Andrew Uchendu of the All Progressives Congress the winner of the senatorial election. The Tribunal also directed the Independent National

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Northeast V/Chair: Aspirants accuse APC National Secretary of imposition …Threatens court action

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

Some aspirants jostling to replace North-east former Vice chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Engr. Babachir Lawal, have accused the National Secretary of the party Mai Mala Buni of single handedly imposing a candidate contrary to zoning arrangement on them. They have, however, threatened to approach the court of the decision is not reversed. Recall […]

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Dino Melaye’ Recall: Lambo, Ojo deny endorsing the Senator

Daily Dispatch June 27, 2017

Former minister of Health, Prof Eyitayo Lambo, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bayo Ojo (SAN), Mr Tunde Ipinmisho (FNGE) and Major Gen. Julius Oshanupin (Rtd) on Tuesday distanced themselves from a statement which purportedly claimed they have endorsed Senator Dino Melaye. They made their positions known in a statement […]

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APC denies attacking Adeleke’s campaign team

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has denied sponsoring hoodlums to attack the campaign train of Chief Ademola Adeleke, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming Osun West Senatorial District by- election. The PDP had accused the ruling APC of masterminding the attack on Adeleke at Gbongan in Ayedaade […]

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Dino Melaye’s Recall: Calm down, don’t worry yourself about INEC, Bello tells Senator

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

In reaction to the allegations that the process of collating the signatures needed for the recall of Dino Melaye – the Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly – was fraudulent, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has asked the embattled Senator not to worry about INEC. Senator Melaye last week alleged that governor […]

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Why Supreme Court sacked Nigerian senator

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

The senator that was sacked on Friday was not the rightful candidate of his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Supreme Court ruled. The Supreme Court ordered Abubakar Danladi, representing Taraba North Senatorial District, to vacate his seat and refund all salaries and allowances he received within 90 days. The court also declared Shuaibu Lau as […]