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Just in: Rasheed Ladoja absent as Ibadan kingmakers announce Balogun as Olubadan-elect

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2022

Ten of the 11 members of the Olubadan-in-Council have endorsed the nomination of Dr Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland. The Council also denied that a legal tussle could scupper the succession to the Olubadan throne. The Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola,

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I hope to see him in my lifetime — Abdul Mutallab, billionaire father of jailed ‘Underwear Bomber’ Farouk

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2022

Billionaire businessman, Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab, the 81-year-old father of Farouk Abdul Mutallab, who is serving a life sentence in a US prison for terrorism, has said that he hopes to see his son again in his lifetime.  Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, born December 22, 1986, is popularly referred to as the “Underwear Bomber” or […]

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Breaking: Despite Sanwo-Olu’s intervention, IGP’s detachment remains in Magodo

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2022

Twenty hours after the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, directed the armed policemen deployed in Magodo Phase 2 estate to disengage their operation, the police detachment has ignored the governor’s instruction by remaining in the estate. Confirming the development on Wednesday, the Chairman, Magodo Residents Association, Bajo Osinubi, said, “The police are still

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State police is not an option, says President Buhari

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari believes state police is not an option for the nation. The President made the remark in an exclusive interview with Channels Television which is scheduled to air on Wednesday at 7 pm (WAT). Calls for state policing have been made by several Governors as a way to solve insecurity across the country. […]

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How 42 children, pregnant women and 55 others regained freedom in Zamfara – Police

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2022

Police authorities in Zamfara have confirmed the release of 97 persons abducted by bandits in Shinkafi and Tsafe Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayuba Elkanah, who briefed reporters on Tuesday at the Command Headquarters in Gusau revealed that those freed included seven pregnant women, 19 babies, […]

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Breaking: Police CSP deployed to Magodo by Malami, IGP defies Sanwo-Olu openly

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2022

An unnamed Chief Superintendent of Police on Tuesday openly defied the order of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to vacate the Magodo Phase 2 Estate area of the state. The CSP told the governor that he and his armed colleagues were at the estate on the orders of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba; […]