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Edo Election Tribunal: PDP Closes Case

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and Osagie Ize-Iyamu, its candidate in the Sept. 28, 2016 governorship election, on Friday closed their case before the Justice Ahmed Badamasi-led three-member election petition tribunal in Benin. The petitioners are challenging the declaration by the

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APC Plans Prayer Submit For Buhari

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

The All Progressives Congress women will hold a national prayer summit for quick recovery of the President Muhammadu Buhari. APC Deputy National Women leader, Tina Ekwueme-Adike,  who disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri on Friday, said they were worried by speculations over the health of President Buhari. She said that the Prayer Summit would be organised […]

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2019: PDP To Merge With 7 Other Political Parties

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2017

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disclosed that discussions are ongoing with seven political parties to form alliance ahead of the 2019 general elections. Chairman of the PDP Strategy Review and Inter-Party Affairs Committee,n Prof. Jerry Gana disclosed this while submitting report of his committe to the party leadership yesterday in Abuja. Gana noted that […]

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Buhari Rumoured Death: PDP Not Party To It-Walid Jibrin

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2017

The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Walid Jibrin, has distanced the party from the rumoured death of President Muhammadu Buhari. Jibrin described those spreading the rumour as desperate power seekers and urged them to desist from the act and keep praying for the President’s quick recovery. He added […]

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Ogun PDP Throws Support For 2FACE Planned Protest

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2017

Omooba Risawe Ogun State Chapter of ‎Peoples Democratic Party,PDP,Ogun State on Saturday declared support for the planned protest being organised by  hip-hop artiste, Tu Face. In  a press statement signed by the party Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Malik Ibitoye‎ posited that the protest was apt and a confirmation that Nigerians have lost confidence in deceptive government

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N1.1b Fraud: Bala’s Son, Shamsudeen Granted N100m Bail

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2017

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail in the sum of N100m to Shamsudeen Bala Mohammed, a son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Bala Mohammed Bala. The defendant who was on Wednesday remanded in Kuje Prison after he was arraigned on 15 counts of N1.1bn money laundering […]