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We will review sack of FIBAN members from BCOS – Makinde

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2021

…says govt will continue to run an open govt Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that his administration will review the recent sack of members of the Freelance and Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria (FIBAN) from the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS).

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Court sets aside death sentence on Kano singer over blasphemy

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2021

The appeal division of the Kano State High Court has set aside the death sentence passed on Kano singer, Aminu Yahaya Sharif, for blasphemy. The court ordered a retrial of the case against Sharif who had filed an appeal to challenge the sentence. The judgment was delivered on Thursday by the State Chief Judge Nuraddeen […]

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Ijigban is lit

Daily Dispatch January 15, 2021

All roads, (as the cliche goes) lead to Ijigban, Ado Local Government Area of Benue State on Saturday, 16th and Sunday 17th January, 2021, as men and women from all walks of life grace the Special Thanksgiving Service by the AI-Inawo family for Patrick Onumah Agbo, PhD, who had a close shave with death on […]

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Breaking: Popular Comedian Dies While Performing On Stage

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2021

Popular Nigerian comedian, , Okobonokpia Okpia Osaretin has died. The late comedian and actor known as Mr Okobo slumped and died while performing on stage in Benin City, Edo State. His demise has thrown the entertainment industry into mourning as the late Okobo is loved by the Benin people for his amazing talent and effort […]

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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 organisation. Aisha is also daughter of Kebbi Governor, […]

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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 […]