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Breaking: Gas station on fire in Lagod

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2020

A  gas station has exploded in Baruwa area of Lagos. The explosion, according to Director General of the Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, occurred around 6am. He said emergency responders have been mobilised to the explosion site. According to reports, the

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Breaking: FG announces 3-day total shutdown of Third Mainland Bridge

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2020

The Federal Government has announced a total shutdown of Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos for three days from midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday to carry out special repair works on the 11.8km platform. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, said in a statement that the construction had reached a […]

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Biafra agitators are mad people, says Uma Ukpai

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2020

Renowned cleric, Rev Uma Ukpai, has said those agitating for actualisation of Biafra are ‘mad people’. Speaking to reporters in Uyo, headquarters of his ministry, the Abia-born cleric condemned agitations for Biafra by the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). He maintained anyone agitating […]

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Buhari: All necessary measures in place to ensure peaceful, transparent and credible election in Ondo

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that all necessary measures have been put in place to ensure that the October 10 gubernatorial election in Ondo State is peaceful, transparent and credible. President Buhari also assured the electorate in Ondo of the provision of adequate security to forestall any breach of the peace by unscrupulous elements. The […]

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FG Approves N654m to track down illegal spectrums in South-East

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2020

The Federal Government on Wednesday approved N653,886,584 for the purchase and deployment of spectrum monitoring system for the South-Eastern part of the country. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami,

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Breaking: KDSG appoints Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as Emir of Zazzau

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2020

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the19th Emir of Zazzau and the first emir from the Mallawa ruling house in 100 years, following the demise of his grandfather, Emir Dan Sidi, in 1920. A statement issued by the Commissioner of Local Government Affairs, Alhaji Alhaji […]