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Independent Candidacy: ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Nigeria

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2020

The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Wednesday, dismissed a suit by Obinna Umeh and three others, challenging the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which bars independent candidacy in election contests. A three-member panel of justices presided by the court’s President, Justice Edward Asante,

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PDP Charges IGP, DSS To Act On Threats To Rivers State

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concerns that despite the threats of bloody showdown by an All Progressives Congress (APC) gang alleged to be loyal to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, which had gone viral, the security agencies are yet to take any action to stop the gangs and their sponsors from using […]

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Breaking: NCDC bill: Court dismisses suit filed by Dino Melaye

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2020

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed a suit filed by a former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, challenging some provisions of the controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020, widely referred to as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Bill. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu upheld the notices of preliminary objection filed against the […]

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Court Orders Police To Pay N15m To Families Of 3 Shiites Members

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2020

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, awarded the sum of N15 million against the Nigerian police over the alleged killings of three members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites in Nigeria Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in his judgment, also ordered the National Hospital, Abuja, to immediately release the three corpses […]

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Edo 2020: Obaseki Retains Shuiabu As Runningmate, Ize-Iyamu Picks Oshiomhole’s Kinsman

Daily Dispatch June 27, 2020

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Saturday announced his deputy, Hon Philip Shuiabu as running mate for Edo 2020 Governorship election. Obaseki made this announcement after receiving Certificate of Return as winner of PDP governorship primary election held on June 25, 2020. The Party National Chairman, Prince Uche Second us presented the certificate to him […]

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Edo 2020: Godwin Obaseki receives Certificate of Return

Daily Dispatch June 27, 2020

Governor Godwin Obaseki has received his Certificate of Return from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The certificate was issued on Saturday by the PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus in Abuja, the nation’s capital. This was confirmed on the party’s Twitter handle. Secondus also presented the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination form to the