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Buhari hosts Governors, Ministers, others to Iftar Dinner, kicks

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged Nigerians to resist agents bent on causing breakdown of law and order in the country, assuring that no individual or group will be allowed to destabilise Nigeria. ‘‘We have the land, we have the resources, and we have the people. But I do not

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Breaking: NAF Aircraft crashes in Kaduna

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2022

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) trainer aircraft has crashed in Kaduna, Kaduna State on Tuesday evening. Sources said the two pilots onboard are feared dead.

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Pictorial: Osinbajo meets Buhari eight days after declaration for presidency

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Rock on Tuesday. The meeting came eight days after Osinbajo officially declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election. Details of the meeting are sketchy as of the time of filing this report. Osinbajo, who turned 65 last month, is a senior advocate of Nigeria […]

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Soyinka describes Buhari’s pardon for Dariye, Nyame as “putrid presidential Easter egg”, says “it is finished

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2022

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday, criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for the recent presidential pardon granted to former Governors Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame of Plateau and Taraba States respectively, describing it as “putrid presidential Easter egg” broken and splashed on the faces of Nigerians. The two former governors were serving terms in jail […]

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[Breaking] 2023: Ngige finally declares for Presidency

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2022

Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has formally declared his intentions to run for the 2023 presidential election. Ngige said he has a burning desire to see a prosperous, united and equitable Nigeria. The Minister declared his Presidential ambition while addressing a mammoth crowd at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Alor, Idemili South local […]

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APC Primaries: Tinubu, Osinbajo, Amaechi, others scramble for 7,800 delegates

Daily Dispatch April 18, 2022

Presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) among them Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and others are to battle for 7,800 delegates to grab the party’s ticket for the 2023 general elections, Daily Trust reports. Aside from the trio, five other aspirants; […]