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I have no plans contest 2019 Presidential election – El-Rufai

Daily Dispatch April 24, 2017

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dismissed claims that he nursing Presidential ambition in 2019.  He made the remark while reacting to insinuations that he was he was plotting to takeover power from President Muhammadu Buhari in the next election. Featuring on Channels

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Ex-Akwa Ibom governor, Attah urges Buhari to replace Babachir Lawal with Onu

Daily Dispatch April 24, 2017

Following the suspension of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Obong Victor Attah, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu as the new SGF. Recall that the President had last week suspended Lawal over alleged corruption. A committee […]

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PDP sweeps chairmanship, councillorship election in Ebonyi

Daily Dispatch April 23, 2017

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won all the 13 Chairmanship and 171 Councilorship positions Ebonyi State. The State Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, had on Saturday conducted local Government Election in the state I. Announcing the result at the Commission headquarters Abakaliki on Sunday, the Chairman of the Commission, Barrister Jossy Eze declared that the

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My greatest fear as Speaker‎ – Dogara

Daily Dispatch April 23, 2017

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has revealed that his greatest fear is how to leave a lasting legacy which will impact positively on the lives of Nigerians. He made the revelation during an interview with NIGERIA NOW Magazine in Abuja. When asked what he would consider his greatest challenge since he […]

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PDP Crisis: Goodluck Jonathan’s peace committee lacks relevance – Sheriff’s loyalist

Daily Dispatch April 21, 2017

The National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and a loyalist of the National Chairman of the Party, Ali Modu Sheriff, Bashir Maidugu, has said the committee set up by former President Goodluck Jonathan over the crisis rocking the party lacks relevance. Maidugu noted that only the report of the Bayelsa State Governor […]

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Save APC now, Timi Frank begs Buhari, Osinbajo, others

Daily Dispatch April 21, 2017

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has again begged President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Senate President to urgently rescue the party from the hands of the current National Chairman Chief John Oyegun, from collapsing. Other party leaders Frank appealed to include the