1. Dino Melaye was born on 7 January 1974 and is a Nigerian politician, a former senator and was a member of the 8th Nigeria National Assembly, representing Kogi West Senatorial district.
34 Facts About Dino Melaye
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Dino Melaye is from Ayetoro Gbede in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
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Dino Melaye was chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory Abuja and briefly chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation in Nigeria.
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Dino Melaye was the spokesperson of 2023 presidential candidate of People's Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.
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Dino Melaye attended Abdulaziz Attah Memorial College, Okene for his secondary school education.
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Dino Melaye graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he studied geography in 2000.
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Dino Melaye led the National Association of Nigerian Students and later became the Secretary-General of African Youth Council and then that of the Commonwealth Youth Council.
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Dino Melaye was appointed by President Olusegun Obasanjo to chair the Presidential Advisory Council on Youths.
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Dino Melaye seconded the nomination of Senator Bukola Saraki as candidate for the office of President of the Senate following a nomination made by Senator Ahmad Sani Yerima.
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Dino Melaye was re-elected on 23 February 2019 to return as senator representing kogi-West senatorial district to be a member of the 9th Senate.
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On 23 August 2019 the tribunal sacked Dino Melaye and ordered a re-run election.
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INEC however moved for the election to be conducted on a later date from the State governorship election slated for 16 November 2019; however, Senator Dino Melaye moved and petitioned INEC for his rerun election to be conducted on same day as the state governorship election.
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Senator Smart Adeyemi was able to defeat Senator Dino Melaye still maintaining almost the same margin as the general election.
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Dino Melaye contested for the Kogi State gubernatorial election which was held on 16 November 2019.
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Dino Melaye has been declared the winner of the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary election in Kogi state, to be deputized by Hon.
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Dino Melaye lost the 2023 Kogi State Governorship Election as he came third with 46,362 votes and Ahmed Usman Ododo who emerged winner from the All progress Congress and Muritala Ajaka from the Social Democratic Party coming second with 259,052 votes.
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Dino Melaye sponsored about 20 bills and moved over 30 motions in the 8th national assembly.
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Dino Melaye sponsored the bill to checkmate the discrepancies in subsidy Payments and non-remittance of Fund by the NNPC to the Federation Account.
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Dino Melaye was said he regretted supporting Buhari in the 2015 general election.
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One transaction on Dino Melaye's Bank of America debit card is an approved payment to the New York-based Schweiger Dermatology for $1,000.
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Dino Melaye describes itself as a medical and cosmetic dermatology service offering a variety of skin healthcare needs.
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Dino Melaye had dodged questions towards his operations with these bank accounts, despite evidence provided including transaction dates, bank statements, card numbers, and location of the transactions.
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Dino Melaye had threatened to beat up Senator Oluremi Tinubu and 'impregnate' her on the floor of the Senate.
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On 2 May 2018, Senator Dino Melaye was arraigned in court by the Police on Wednesday at Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Abuja.
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Dino Melaye was granted bail in the sum of N90million by the court, having met the bail condition but was rearrested by the police shortly after his release.
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In November 2020, Dino Melaye informs BBC News that he made billions of Naira after buying a McDonald's franchise earlier in his life contrary to the opinion that he made all his money from politics.
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Dino Melaye was involved in a certificate scandal in 2017 including his claim to have obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in geography from Ahmadu Bello University and a degree from the Boston-based Ivy League Harvard University in the United States.
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LSE found no evidence on its database that Dino Melaye obtained any degree there.
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Melaye was eventually cleared by the Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Ibrahim Garba who appeared before the Senate Committee to confirm that Senator Dino Melaye graduated from the school, although under a different name.
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Dino Melaye was married to Tokunbo Dino Melaye for ten years and they have three children.
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Dino Melaye filed for divorce after a case of domestic violence.
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Dino Melaye is known for his preference for contemporary designer fashions.
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Dino Melaye frequently wears expensive streetwear from brands such as Givenchy and Balenciaga.
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In May 2016, Dino Melaye launched a book titled "Antidotes For Corruption: The Nigerian Story" which received backlash, given the perceived reputation of the author.