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Anambra fire a setback to our preparation – INEC

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2019

By Punarimam Fehintola The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has disclosed that a total of 4, 694 of the smart card readers were destroyed by fire which occurred at its office in Anambra. The Commission made the disclosure on Tuesday night in a statement issued by its National

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Obaseki signs Violence Against Persons Bill into Law …2 years jail term for wife beaters

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2019

  By ABIODUN JIMOH The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has signed the Violence Against Persons (VAP) Bill into law, to address all forms of violence and protect vulnerable members of the society. Obaseki, who signed the bill in Government House, Benin City, on Tuesday, said he was aware that the bill touches on […]

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Buhari vows to deal with perpetrators of corruption

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said that his administration would recover all looted public funds and deal decisively with perpetrators of corruption. Buhari made the declaration in Lagos while speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential rally. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rally attracted a mammoth crowd of party faithful, […]

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Exclusive:Your vocational training certificate not equivalent to WAEC, NECO – Min. of Education tells PDP gubernatorial candidate in Zamfara

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2019

ABIODUN JIMOHThe controversy surrounding the certificate presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Bello  Mohammed to contest the state topmost seat at the forthcoming elections on March 2nd, 2019 has been finally laid to rest.The Federal Ministry of Education has cleared the coast

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Alleged fraud: It’s painful to testify against Fayose – Obanikoro

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2019

A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, says it is painful and tough for him to testify against his friend and former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose. Senator Obanikoro said this while testifying in an alleged fraud case brought against Fayose before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court in Lagos. […]

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INEC takes PVC collection drive to worship houses

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2019

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kwara State, Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, on Friday, visited the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria Central Mosque in Ilorin as part of the campaign to promote the collection of Permanent Voter Cards. The REC, who also worshipped at the mosque, told Muslim faithful that had not collected their PVC to do so […]