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Billionaire investor, Femi Otedola takes over First Bank

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2021

Billionaire business man, Femi Otedola has effectively taken over Nigeria’s premier bank, First Bank. It was gathered that an entity owned by billionaire investor and charismatic personality Femi Otedola, is behind a massive mop-up of the shares of FBN Holding, one of Nigeria’s tier one banks.

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Breaking: Sunday Igboho linked to Boko Haram terrorist jailed in UAE

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2021

The federal government has said that its investigation has established a link between Sunday Adeyemo ‘Igboho’ and a suspected financier of terrorism. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, said this in a statement on Friday. Igboho is a lead separatist in Nigeria, seeking for the sovereignty of the […]

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Nigeria’s future worth fighting for, says Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2021

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) on Thursday, said Nigeria is worth fighting for and the nation is better as one. He spoke at the public presentation of a book titled, ‘Standing Strong: Legislative Reforms, Third Term and Other Issues of the 5th Senate,’ a biography of Sen Ken Nnamani. This was contained in a statement […]

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FG has disbursed N38bn in loans over four years – Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2021

The Federal Government has disbursed no fewer than N38 billion in loans to support Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMSEs) over the past four years. This is according to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who spoke on Thursday at an event organised by the Aisha Buhari Foundation in Abuja. He lamented that the global […]

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PDP Convention: Party clears 27 candidates, disqualifies three others

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2021

The Convention Screening Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared 27 candidates to participate in the party’s forthcoming national convention. While one of the aspirants dropped out of the race, three other candidates were disqualified for taking the party to court. Chairman of the Convention Organising Committee, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, disclosed this

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Anambra polls: Ensure no group, individual stirs chaos – Buhari directs security agencies

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies to ensure that no group or individual is allowed to stimulate anarchy and chaos in Anambra State. According to the president, peace must be maintained in Anambra, even if it requires dominating the state ahead of the governorship election scheduled for November […]