Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, lawmaker representing Kano central in the upper legislative chamber, and Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, along with thirteen other senators have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The notice of defection was contained in a letter read by Senate President Bukola Saraki on the […]
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The Kogi State Police Command has summoned Senator Dino Melaye to report at the State Criminal and Investigation Department after his armed guards fired on a team of policemen on patrol duties in the state. A police sergeant was the victim of the shooting, the police said and is recuperating in the hospital. The Kogi […]
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Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has rejected a statement by Senator Dino Melaye, comparing both of them of being “politically blind” for leaving the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). Fani-Kayode had, in a Twitter post, on Sunday congratulated Senator Melaye for returning to the PDP from the All Progressives Congress. He said he was glad that those […]
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Senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye, has announced his return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in a video he released on Friday night. Melaye was elected to the house of representatives under the platform of the PDP in 2007 but he joined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the buildup to the 2015 […]
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Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has changed his stance on the award of GCFR to late Moshood Abiola, presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election,. Melaye had faulted the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to confer the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on Abiola, saying a “dead man doesn’t deserve […]
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Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has faulted the conferment of a posthumous award on Moshood Abiola, presumed winner of the June 12 1993 election, saying a dead man is not a citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. On Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari conferred on the late Abiola, the award of Grand Commander of […]
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Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has said the body language of President Muhammadu Buhari is demeaning the national assembly. Melaye said this on Thursday while speaking on the floor of the senate. Last week, the president had criticised members of the national assembly when he received a delegation of the Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) […]
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After abandoning his seat in the midst of All Progressives Congress (APC) senators, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) believes it’s only a matter of time before Dino Melaye joins its fold. The opposition says it is anticipating the defection of the senator representing Kogi west who’s no longer comfortable among his own. Melaye caused a […]
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The embattled lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, has accused the “state” of plotting to silence him. Narrating his ordeal in police custody, Melaye, a lengthy message on Facebook, said his opponents attacked him because of his love for the truth, but he has insisted he will never bow […]
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Embattled Senator Dino Melaye has mocked the just concluded State Congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held across the country on Saturday. The exercise was characterised by irregularities as parallel congresses held in over seven states while suspected thugs broke into some venues and chased out party members and delegates. In a tweet on […]
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