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Breaking: Gumi, Northern leaders in closed-door meeting with Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch April 4, 2021

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and some northern leaders led by a prominent Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, are currently in a closed-door meeting at the Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The meeting was confirmed by Obasanjo’s media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi

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Buhari reacts to armed attacks in Ebonyi, Ananmbra, says perpetrators “won’t be spared”

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari strongly condemns the dastardly attack on Monday night in three communities in Íshíelu Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State. The affected communities are Egedegede, Obegu and Amuzu communities. The President has directed law enforcement agencies to fish out the attackers and make them face justice, stressing that the perpetrators of this

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Breaking: A member House of Reps, Haruna Maitala, son, driver aide dies in a motor accident

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2021

member of the House of Representatives, Haruna Maitala, is dead. A family member confirmed his death to PREMIUM TIMES Saturday morning. He died in a road accident along Bade-Gitata road Friday night on his way to Jos. He died alongside his son, driver and security aide, who were all in the vehicle, our source said.The cause of the […]

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Breaking: Afenifere Spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, Is Dead

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2021

It is also not clear the specific cause of Mr Odumakin’s death but he had long battled diabetes and survived complications in the past. The national publicity secretary for the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, is dead. Mr Odumakin, a public analyst, activist and politician, reportedly died in Lagos on Saturday morning. There is, […]

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Tinubu to chair Aisha Buhari’s book presentation

Daily Dispatch April 2, 2021

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will chair the public presentation of a book on the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. The book titled “Aisha Buhari: Being different” is written in honour of the President’s wife by the Senior Special to the President on Administration and Women Affairs, Dr Hajo Sani. Prominent […]

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Boko Harm claims responsibility for shooting down missing NAF Alpha Jet

Daily Dispatch April 2, 2021

Boko Haram militant group has claimed it shot down a Nigerian fighter jet that went missing earlier this week and which the air force said may have crashed, according to a militant video released on Friday. The Alpha light attack jet was on a mission to support troops fighting militants in northeastern Borno state when […]