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APC Govs hold crucial meeting on Edo 2020

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2020

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Monitoring Sub-committee of the National Campaign Council for Edo State Governorship Election on Thursday met to strategise on the September 10 governorship election. The meeting, which took place behind closed door at the National Secretariat

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Joi Nunieh: Wike calls on IGP to investigate alleged invasion of ex-NDDC MD’s residence by armed policemen

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2020

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has calle on the Inspector General of Police to immediately investigate the alleged police invasion of the residence of a former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Dr Joy Nunieh. Wike, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communucation, Paulinus Nsirim, said it was expedient […]

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Adeboye commissions hand sanitiser dispensing machine fabricated by RECTEM

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2020

General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has encouraged institutions of learning to cooperate with the government and make adequate provisions for preventive measures against COVID19. This, he said, would create safe and conducive environment for students, which he said is the only thing that can facilitate school resumption […]

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Reps commence probe NDDC over non audited accounts, expenditure of N81. 5 billion in 5 months

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2020

The House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Wednesday frowned at the non submission of financial reports by NDDC and the frivolous expenditure of funds running into billions of naira without developmental benefit to the people of the Niger Delta region. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon Olubumi Tunji-Ojo (APC, Ondo) […]

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Senate in emergency session over 774,000 jobs

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2020

The Senate is currently on emergency closed-door session over the decision of the Federal Ministry of Labour to proceed with the recruitment of the 774, 000 workers across the country. The National Assembly suspended the Public Works Programme penultimate week following a disagreement between its committee on Labour and the Minister of State for Labour, Festus […]

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Breaking: Edo PDP campaign council meets in Rivers

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) National Campaign Council for Edo governorship election has vowed to ensure the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki. The council, which held a crucial meeting behind closed doors at the Government House, Rivers State, said after reviewing the development in Edo, Obaseki remained a pole ahead of other candidates. A statement […]