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El-Rufai on his way out of APC, holds another meeting with SDP leaders

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2024

Former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has met with another chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), further fueling speculation about his future political plans. El-Rufai was pictured at the Abuja residence of Senator Abubakar Gada, along with SDP chairman Shehu Musa Gabam

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Edo guber: Tinubu presents APC flag to candidate, makes promise

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has said that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is on the path to victory in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State. President Tinubu expressed the optimism on Monday in Abuja during the presentation of the party’s flag to the Edo gubernatorial candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Dennis Idahosa. […]

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Atiku, Yari, Ningi dumps PDP, APC, to form new political party

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2024

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Zamfara State governor, Abdullaziz Yari and Senator Abdul Ningi have initiated the move to form a mega party ahead of the 2027 general election. Recall that Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, lost the election to President Bola Tinubu. Yari also lost […]

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Shaibu emerges Edo PDP candidate in parallel primary

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2024

Philip Shaibu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, has been elected the gubernatorial candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State in the parallel party primaries which was conducted on Thursday. Shaibu was declared the party’s candidate for the September 21, 2024 governorship election with 301 votes out of the total numbers of […]

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Edo 2024: Fayemi slams Oshiomhole over primaries

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2024

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has slammed Senator Adams Oshiomhole for allegedly attempting to impose a governorship candidate on the All Progressives Congress in the countdown to the Edo State governorship election.  Fayemi criticised the former Edo State Governor in a statement by his Media Office on Thursday.  He said the former […]

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Crisis hits Edo APC as two governorship standard bearers are announced

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2024

The scenario that has played out in the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State was never contemplated, although there were feelers prior to the Saturday’s governorship primary election that the process would most likely be manipulated to produce a predetermined candidate. In the last two or three weeks, the speculations doing the round […]