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I Plan To Succeed Buhari, Osibanjo Tells APC Governors

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2022

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday joined the presidential race ahead of the primary of the All Progressives Congress which comes up next month. Osinbajo at a dinner he hosted at the Presidential Villa for the breaking of Ramadan fast (Iftar), the Vice-President informed the APC governors

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It is organ harvesting not ritual killings – UN body speaks on strange deaths in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2022

Nigerians have been alerted to the numerous cases of strange killings, allegedly being carried out by fraudsters known locally as “Yahoo-Yahoo” boys. It is almost becoming an epidemic, with ramifications for ritual purposes. Reports have now hinted that it is actually a problem of organ harvesting, being undertaken by syndicates that specialise in the horrific […]

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Pastors protest killings in Kaduna, demand massive bombing of bandits

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2022

A group of pastors under the umbrella of Interfaith Alliance have staged a peaceful protest against the incessant attacks and killings by bandits in Kaduna State. The protesters are asking the Federal Government to step up actions against banditry with the aim of wiping them out. The protest comes days after 10 soldiers were killed […]

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Breaking: UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2022

The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine. Of the 193 members of the assembly, 93 voted in favour of suspension while 24 voted against and 58 abstained, suggesting weakening international unity against Russia. It was the second-ever suspension of a […]

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FG ’Ll Finance N7.4trn budget deficit with new borrowings – Buhari tells Reps

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives seeking an increase in the 2022 budget deficit to be financed through borrowing from the domestic market. Buhari said this in a letter read by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila during plenary on Thursday. The President also requested for the review of the 2022 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework […]

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Bola Ige: I’ll be delighted to go to court, says Soyinka

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2022

Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Thursday, expressed willingness to be involved in legal proceedings to unravel the killers of a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige. Soyinka on Saturday in a statement said the resumption of an investigation into Ige’s murder was already hamstrung and disrobed of […]