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IBB’s Health: No cause for alarm- Aide

Daily Dispatch January 9, 2023

Former military President, retired Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has travelled to Germany for medical check-up, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Alhaji Mahmud Abdullahi, media aide and close family confidant disclosed this to NAN in Minna. Abdullahi told NAN , “I did not

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Metropolitan Police arrest Raymond Dokpesi, in London

Daily Dispatch January 9, 2023

The Chairman Emeritus of DAAR Communications Limited, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has been arrested by the Met Police in the United Kingdom, sparking a rash of anxieties in political circles back in Nigeria. Dokpesi plays a frontline role in the 2023 presidential enterprise if the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential standard bearer, Waziri Atiku Abubakar. […]

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Next govt to inherit Buhari’s N77 trn debt – Report

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari administration will leave a debt stock of over N77 trillion for the incoming government from the current debt of N44.06 trillion as at third quarter of last year. While the ways and means is about N22.3 trillion with an interest rate of 18.5 per cent, government is expected to borrow additional N8 […]

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Breaking: INEC takes delivery of final batch of BVAS

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it has taken delivery of the final batch of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, 52 days to the 2023 general elections. The National Commissioner & Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye made this known in a statement, said “The Commission’s Chairman, Prof.

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2023: I wil not campaign for Tinubu – Ngige

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2023

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said he will not work for the emergence of any of the presidential candidates, in the February election. Ngige who is a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said the four frontline presidential candidates are his friends, and that he will not campaign for […]

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Just in: President Muhammadu Buhari signs 2023 budget of N21.8trn

Daily Dispatch January 3, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Appropriation Bill, 2023 totalling N21.83 trillion. Buhari signed the bill at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. This development comes six days after the National Assembly passed the bill. The budget represents an increase of N1.32 trillion from the N20.51 trillion budget proposal of […]