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NSA: #EndSARS protesters used social media to spread subversive contents

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2020

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd) has said the #EndSARS protesters used the social media to escalate tension and looting in the country with the spread of subversive contents. He spoke at the Multi-Stakeholders workshop for the Validation of the Draft

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Breaking: Okonjo-Iweala set to lead WTO — Report

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2020

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to become the new director-general of the World Trade Organisation. According to Reuters, a key group of WTO ambassadors proposed Okonjo-Iweala to lead the trade organisation on Wednesday, clearing a path for her to become the first woman and African to head the global watchdog in its 25-year history. The […]

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Buhari launches 2021 armed forces emblem fund

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2020

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, presided over the launch of the emblem appeal fund for the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration. The event took place at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari launched the emblem with N10m. The launch holds annually to raise fund in honour of […]

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Your reappointment, an opportunity set Nigeria electoral possesses on right path – CUPP tells Mahmood Yakubu

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2020

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has congratulated Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on his reappointment as the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The CUPP in a statement issued by its Spokesperson, Ikenga Ugochinyere, on Tuesday in Abuja, described Yakubu’s reappointment as the only chance for him to set Nigeria electoral processes on the

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Buhari to Nigerians: Desist from dividing the nation, unity won at great cost

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja appealed to Nigerians to desist from actions and comments that could jeopardise the unity and progress of the nation. Launching the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRD) Emblem and Appeal Fund, President Buhari said this year’s occasion reminds Nigerians of the need to guard jealously the unity of the […]

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#EndSARS: Lagos govt invited us to restore order, says army

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2020

The Nigerian Army says the Lagos state government invited it to intervene in the fallout of the #EndSARS protest. In a statement on Tuesday, Osoba Olaniyi, acting director, army public relations, said soldiers stayed away from the #EndSARS protests until the Lagos government invited them to restore order. Olaniyi said while restoring order, soldiers did […]