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Oshiomhole dissociate self from suit against dissolution APC NWC

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2020

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has dissociated himself from the fresh suit instituted by the party’s former National Vice Chairman (South-South), Hilliard Eta, challenging the dissolution of the National Working Committee, which he chaired. The

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FG, Labour Leaders Resume Talks Over Increased Petrol Price, Electricity Tariff

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2020

The Federal Government has reconvened the meeting with the organised labour to continue dialogue on the recent increase in the pump price of petrol and electricity tariff. At the last meeting which held two weeks ago, the dialogue was suspended to enable the government do further consultations as the labour leaders insisted on the reversal […]

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Wole Soyinka unveils new novel after 48 years

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2020

Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has formally launched his new novel, titled: Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth. The book which launching at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, is coming 48 years after his two works – The Interpreters (1965) and Season of Anomy (1973). The novel is published by Bookcraft Publishing, Ibadan. Speaking […]

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#ENDSARS II: Protesters retreat as police, soldiers take over Lagos

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2020

The planned resumption of #ENDSARS protests in Lagos was Monday stalled following the heavy deployment of police and soldiers across the state. Organisers of the second wave of the protests early on Monday morning advised supporters to stay home following reports of police and soldiers’ presence at the Lekki Tollgate, National Stadium, Freedom Park, Ojota […]

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Most ‘Almajiris’ not Nigerians, Ganduje says

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2020

Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has disclosed that most Quranic education school pupils, popularly referred to as “Almajiri”, who roam the streets in the northern part of the country, are not Nigerians. “A lot of them are foreigners from the Niger Republic, Chad, and Cameroun,” Ganduje said this on Monday while declaring open, a 3-day […]

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[Breaking] Insecurity: Buhari to address joint National Assembly sitting on Thursday

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday address a joint session of the National Assembly on efforts being made by his regime to address the security challenges being witnessed across the country. The President’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, disclosed this in a message she posted on her Twitter handle, @Laurestar, on Monday. The […]