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Breaking: Covid-19 kills Buhari’s ex-minister, Abdullahi Ibrahim

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2021

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abdullahi Ibrahim, reportedly died of COVID-19, on Sunday. Mr Ibrahim, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who served as Minister of Transport and Aviation in the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari, was said to have died in an

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PDP plotting to pull-down Nigeria’s roof via unconstitutional restructuring – Okechukwu

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2021

The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) and foundation member of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday, accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting to destroy Nigeria by pushing for the restructuring of the country via unconstitutional means. Okechukwu told the opposition not to lose sight of the fact that the […]

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SERAP asks FG to disclose details of planned N729bn payments to 24.3 million Nigerians

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2021

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk to publish details of the proposed payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months. The non-governmental organisation also wants the minister to provide details about the mechanisms and

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She’ll be first African woman to lead WTO’ — US leaders write Biden to back Okonjo-Iweala

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2021

Some US leaders, including Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, have written President Joe Biden, urging him to support the candidacy of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation. In an open letter addressed to the newly sworn-in president, the US leaders said Okonjo-Iweala’s ascension to the office of the DG […]

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Breaking: APC denies postponing membership registration

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2021

Against reports making rounds that the all progressive congress has postponed its membership registration, the party has stated that the registration will commence as planned. The party via its social media page revealed that the said postponement is fake, and should be ignored.

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NASS postpones resumption date

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2021

The National Assembly on has postponed the resumption of plenary earlier scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, to Tuesday, February 9, 2021. A statement signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Olatunde Ojo, on Saturday, 23 January, 2021 explained that the postponement was to enable members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the nation’s […]