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The secrets of my success-Seyi Makinde

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2019

  By Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary. That the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde hit the ground running in Oyo state following his swearing-in on May 29, 2019 is no longer news. It has indeed become a global knowledge that the GSM as he is fondly called has become a reference

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The schoolgirls fighting against child marriage in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2019

These schoolgirls want an end to child marriage. So they’re fighting to change their country’s constitution By Bukola Adebayo, CNN In a plush living room of a home in a wealthy suburb of Lagos, three teenagers are huddled around a computer. Kudirat Abiola, 15, Temitayo Asuni, 15 and Susan Ubogu, 16, want to change the […]

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Rescued trafficked women held in ‘abhorrent’ conditions in Nigerian shelters, new report says

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2019

When Adaura was promised a job as a domestic worker in Libya, she jumped at the chance. Little did she know she’d end up in a sex trafficking ring, enduring years of physical and sexual abuse.  The woman who told her about the job said she’d earn more than $400 a month, a fortune for the […]

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YAYI:  Serving the People@50 By Kayode Odunaro

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2019

Two months to his 50thbirthday, precisely on June 11, 2019, Senator  Solomon  Olamilekan Adeola aka Yayi, a shortened Yoruba sobriquet for Distinguished Son, was called on by Mr.Sanni Omolori, the Clerk of the National Assembly, to second the nomination of Senator Ahmad Lawan for the post of President of the Senate and chairman of the National Assembly as moved by […]

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Empowering Young African Entrepreneurs: African Presidents and Global Leaders Tackle Job Creation, Youth Empowerment at the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2019

More than 5,000 participants and 60 speakers across 3 continents converge at the largest gathering of African entrepreneurs 150 SME owners from across 20 African countries exhibit at the UBA Marketplace At the recently concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs

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PMB New Cabinet: Why Hajiya Ramatu Aliyu is equal to the task

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2019

ABIODUN JIMOH,  Mentioning the name, Hajiya Dr. Ramatu Tijani Aliyu is a force to reckon with in the political terrain and among the women folks across the county. Over the years, her antecedents in the forays of politics, as well as her dogged and tirelessly efforts in politics has earned her the title of Amazon […]