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Kofi Annan: Buhari react to death of former UN Secretary-General

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the death of the former United Nations, UN, Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Kofi Annan. The 7th UN Secretary General died in a hospital in Bern, Switzerland in the early hours of Saturday. Buhari’s condolence message was contained in a

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Breaking: Africa loses one of its global icon, Koffi Annan is dead

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2018

Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, a Ghanaian has died. The Kofi Annan Foundation said the former UN boss, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 for humanitarian work, died on Saturday aged 80. He died in Switzerland, after a brief illness, according to a tweet by the Foundation “It is with immense sadness […]

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Osinbajo visits site of collapsed building in Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2018

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has visited the site of a four-storey building that collapsed in Abuja on Friday afternoon. At least 18 people are trapped beneath the rubble of the four-storey building which collapsed around 1.30pm in the Jabi area of Abuja on Friday.  The building, which was under construction when it collapsed, had over […]

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Confusion rages among lawmakers over N143bn and N189 billion proposals

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2018

Facts have emerged on Friday about the process of passage of the 2019 election budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) which is getting more confused as Senators and members of the House of Representatives broke alongside party lines. The arguments have become heated as to which of the two proposals before the National Assembly should be approved […]

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BREAKING: National Planning minister, INEC Chairman at Senate to defend 2019 elections’ budget

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2018

The Minister of National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, has joined the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, for the 2019 elections’ budget defence. The two stepped into the venue of the meeting of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives Committees on INEC, at the Senate […]

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Adeleke: First class Oba may be arrested over allege conspiracy, forgery and certificate scam

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2018

First class traditional ruler in Osun State and Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, may be arrested by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).Reason: He has refused to honour invitations extended to him in respect of allegations of conspiracy, forgery and certificate scam.On August 9, 2018, the Commissioner of Police in charge of General Investigations […]