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Open letter: Oil belongs to Nigeria, not Niger Delta, Obasanjo counters Clark

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2021

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has clarified that oil found in the Niger Delta region belonged to Nigeria constitutionally. He said this while reacting to allegations raised by Niger Delta elder, Chief Edwin Clark, in an open letter about a week ago. In a six-page letter, Obasanjo claimed

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25 days after he died, wife of Joseph Wayas dies

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2021

Wife of the late President of the Senate, Joseph Wayas, Mrs Mary Abiola Wayas, has died, 25 days after her husband’s death. An online medium, 365Daily quoted a news alert on Africa Independent Television, AIT, Monday, that the 78years-old wife of the late senator, died in a London hospital. Joseph Wayas Jnr confirmed that she […]

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Obasabjo recalled role played by late Desmond Tutu in getting country’s debt cancelled, says death a personal loss

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2021

Former President of Nigeria,  Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has recalled the role played by late Desmond Tutu in getting the country’s debt cancelled, declaring that his death was a personal loss to him. The late anti-apartheid scion, pro-democracy guru and human rights crusader died earlier today at age 90. Obasanjo in a condolence letter to the […]

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Okorocha’s son-in-law Uche Nwosu arrested

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2021

Police have arrested a former Imo State gubernatorial candidate, Uche Nwosu.  Nwosu, a son-in-law to former Governor Rochas Okorocha, was whisked away by the security agencies at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama-Obaire, Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State on Sunday. The heavily-armed security operatives stormed the church with high-powered security

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His life was a ‘message on love and forgiveness’ – Buhari mourns Tutu

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to the late South African anti-apartheid hero, Desmond Tutu, describing him as one whose life was a message on love and happiness.  According to Buhari, the legacies of Archbishop Tutu who died at 90 on Sunday, “will resonate through generations, bringing more light and clarity to religious diversity, democracy, […]

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South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at 90

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2021

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate, who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the churchman’s death marked “another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans”. He said Archbishop Tutu had helped bequeath “a liberated South Africa”. Tutu was […]