Politics

2019: What Igbos must do to become Nigeria’s President – PPA chieftain, Iko

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2017

A chieftain of the Progressive People’s Alliance, PPA, Ndubue Iko, has opined that Igbos must embrace national politics, if the South East region is to stand a change of producing Nigeria’s President in 2019. Addressing journalists in Lagos, Iko stressed that Igbos must present a

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FG pledges commitment to implementation of new Electoral Act

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2017

The Federal Government has pledged its commitment to the implementation of the outcome of the Senator Ken Nnamani-led Constitution and Electoral Reform Committee if it completes its duties and the reform passed into law by the National Assembly. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made this pledge in his […]

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MASSOB Fires Back at Chief of Army Staff, Buratai For Saying Biafra is Dead

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2017

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, under the leadership of Uchenna Madu, has claimed that the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai was jittery of the success of the goup. The group claimed that the recent statement credited to the army chief were he said as long as […]

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APC will soon collapse – Makarfi

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2017

Former governor of Kaduna state and factional caretaker committee chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has predicted that the All Progressive Congress (APC) will soon plunge into crisis just like what the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are passing through. “Of course, we in the PDP are passing through our problems. Yes, […]

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Wike, Fayose are using Makarfi to break up PDP – Group

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2017

A pressure group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Mandate Forum, has alleged that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his Ekiti State counterpart, Ayo Fayose are using Senator Ahmed Markafi-led Caretaker Committee to lure PDP supporters into their fold with the sole intention of breaking out of the party. A statement by […]

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2019: 300,000 youths support Atiku to replace Buhari as President

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2017

No fewer than 300, 000 youths under the umbrella of Concerned Nigerian Youth Development Organisation, CNYDO, have endorsed former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to run for the office of the president in 2019. CNYDO said the former Vice President is the right man to take over the mantle of leading Nigeria from President Muhammadu Buhari […]