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Dimeji Bankole set to marry Umaru Shinkafi’s granddaughter

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2021

The wedding bell is tolling for former speaker of the House of Representatives Dimeji Bankole, three years after he divorced his first wife. Bankole will on Friday 15 January tie the nuptial knot with Miss Aisha Shinkafi Saidu, granddaughter, of Umaru Shinkafi, former head of Nigeria’s security

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Yoruba Star Actress, Orisabunmi, Dies at 60

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2021

Veteran Yoruba actress Folake Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi, has died She was 60 years old. President of the Theatre Arts And Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) Bolaji Amusan, aka Mr Latin, confirmed she died on Tuesday. “She died last night sir,” Mr Latin said. Another senior TAMPAN member Tunde Ola-Yusuff also announced […]

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Kano musician under probe for featuring married woman in music video

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2020

Kano based Arewa singer, Dauda Kahutu Rarara, may face prosecution for featuring a married woman in one of his music video production recently. Rarara had featured one Maryam Muhammad, 20 in one of his music videos titled ‘JAHATA JAHATA TACE’. According to a report, the Kwali Police Division in Kano State was ordered to probe […]

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Minister Hails Nigerian Film Selected For 2021 Oscars

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2020

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has lauded the emergence of ‘The Milkmaid’ as Nigeria’s representative in the International Feature Film category of the 2021 Oscars. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister said the film is a testament to the progress which the local film industry has made […]

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Engineer Sule commissions largest cinema in West Africa, woes French investors

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2020

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has commissioned a 300 capacity cinema, the largest in the country, as well as the entire West African region, built by a French company, Canal Olympia. Engineer Sule commissioned the edifice, in Marraba, Karu Local Government Area, on Monday. While commissioning the facility, the Governor appealed to other French […]

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Minister Touts Tourism’s Potentials to Create Jobs, Curb Youth Restiveness

Daily Dispatch November 23, 2020

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stressed the need to explore the nation’s vast tourism potentials tocreate jobs, achieve inclusiveness and address youth restiveness.The Minister made the remarks in Abuja on Monday when he received a delegation from Nasarawa State Government, led by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe. Segun