Politics

Presidential poll: Supreme Court dismisses Nwajiuba’s suit seeking Tinubu, Atiku’s disqualification

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2023

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a former Minister of State for Education Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, seeking to disqualify Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party as presidential candidates of their political parties.

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Why Supreme Court kicks APC out of Gombe South senatorial election

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja nullified the purported participation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25 Senatorial election in Gombe South Senatorial District of Gombe State. The Apex Court kicked out APC and its purported candidate, Joshua Lidani out of the Senatorial contest on the ground that the party failed […]

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Dapo Abiodun Did Not Win Ogun State Elections, Here is Why He Couldn’t

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2023

I have read several reactions and comments to my post on the Judases that made Dapo Abiodun lose the Ogun State governorship elections on the 18th of March, 2011. I discovered that some of those responding are self-serving; many people struggling to draw attention to themselves and in a way trying to be patronizing in […]

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What PDP will gain with Ayu out of the way –Wike

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2023

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that the strong leadership which the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, desires cannot be realized under the chairmanship of the embattled Iyorchia Ayu. The governor maintained that under Dr. Ayu, PDP became weak, lacking the kind of leadership that should make it a strong political force to reckon […]

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Kalu Lobbies Buhari To Become APC BoT Chair After Office

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2023

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take over the chairmanship of Board of Trustees (BoT) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after leaving office on May 29. He gave the advice after a closed door meeting with the President at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday. Kalu had visited Buhari […]

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Ortom withdraws petition against APC at election tribunal

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2023

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has withdrawn his petition at the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal he filed over his loss of the Benue North-West Senatorial seat. According to his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, Governor Ortom who was the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senatorial candidate in the February 25th, 2023 National Assembly elections