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Breaking: Bauchi gov sacks 21 commissioners, top officials

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2021

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has dissolved the State Executive Council. The termination is with immediate effect. Those affected include the Secretary to the State Government, Sabi’u Baba; the governor’s Chief of Staff, Ladan Salihu, 21 Commissioners, and Special Advisers. Details later…

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Malami violates Buhari Twitter ban, deploys VPN to deactivate account

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2021

Attorney-General Abubakar Malami has violated President Muhammadu Buhari’s  ban on Twitter in Nigeria. Mr Malami was caught using virtual private network (VPN) to bypass Buhari regime’s access restriction to login in to the micro-blogging site on Tuesday. He gleefully announced the deactivation of his Twitter account on Facebook not minding that he has broken an […]

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Senate passes Bill to restrict NIPOST to postal operations…bars it from collecting tax

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2021

The Senate on Tuesday passed the Nigerian Postal Service (Repeal and Reenactment) Bill, 2021, which effectively restricted the agency to only postal operations in the country. The Bill also unbundled the agency by creating a commission to regulate its affairs. The lingering controversy between NIPOST and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as to who […]

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Accidental gunshots injure many in Cross River

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2021

Facts have emerged that scores of persons suffered gunshot injuries from accidental charge that came from a riffle of a Policeman attached to an appointee of the Cross River State Governor at a rally held in Echumofana community, Yala Local Government Area last Saturday. The rally was part of the events marking the defection of […]

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Twitter ban: PDP Reps stage walkout as Gbajabiamila overrules demand

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2021

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the House of Representatives have staged a walkout over the refusal of the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, to grant their prayer on the Federal Government’s Twitter Ban. Gbajabiamila had earlier asked relevant committees of the House to investigate the matter within 10 days. Leader of the PDP caucus, Kingsley […]

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Buhari presides over emergency security meeting

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over an emergency National Security meeting at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. Although the detailed agenda of the meeting is not available, it is expected to review the current state of insecurity in different parts of the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); Secretary to the Government of […]