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My prison experience enriched me, says Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2018

A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, says his incarceration by the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, was a sort of a blessing in disguise as it shaped his thought profoundly which aided his performance while he was the President of the country. He said this on Saturday while

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2019: Only PDP looters will benefit from change – Presidency

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2018

The Presidency on Sunday said the implication of re-electing a Peoples Democratic Party government in 2019 was that all the loot so far recovered from members of the party and their cronies would be returned to them. It said that was the thrust of the “change the change” campaign the party has been embarking on without defining […]

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BREAKING: Supreme Court orders Akingbola to face his N5bn trial

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2018

The Supreme Court has ordered a former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola, to return to the Federal High Court in Lagos to face his trial on N5bn fraud charges. The trial was prematurely terminated in April 2012 by Justice Charles Archibong, whose decision in the case later earned him […]

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Buhari meets Army Chief, says commitment to security total

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors inside the President’s office, centred on efforts being made by Army authorities to restore peace to troubled parts of the country. Buhari disclosed this in […]

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Ekiti election: Buhari challenge South West leaders of APC to bring back the state into progressive fold

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged South West caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to bring back Ekiti into the fold of progressive states. The president gave the charge during a dinner meeting with the caucus on Wednesday in Abuja. Among those at the dinner were: Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, National Leader of the party, Chief […]

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Herdsmen killing: Osinbajo blows hot, threaten to resign if there’s any attempt to Islamise Nigeria

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2018

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has vowed to resign his appointment if the recurrent suspected Fulani Herdsmen killings in Benue and other parts of the Northern Nigeria have a religious colouration. Osinbajo stated this while responding to posers raised by some Christian leaders at the stakeholders a meeting held at the new Banquet Hall of the […]