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Former Old Ondo State Governor, Bamidele Olumilua Is Dead

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2020

Former governor of the old Ondo State and elder statesman, Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua, is dead. Olumilua, whose son is the Commissioner for Information in Ekiti State, died in the early hours of Thursday. The 80-year-old was governor of old Ondo State from January 1992 to November 1993. He

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May 29: APC, Buhari’s 5-year leadership, a disaster – Secondus

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2020

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has described the past five years of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government ‘a disaster’. Secondus in a statement, personally signed by him, x-rayed six key sectors of the nation’s life since 2015 and said Nigeria was worse than what the party met it. […]

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Senate considers N10.51trn revised budget for 2020

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2020

The Senate on Thursday reconvened to consider President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for approval of the revised 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework/Fiscal Strategy Paper, and revised Appropriation Bill 2020. The bill to amend the 2020 Appropriation Act which scaled second reading on the floor was considered immediately after a letter to that effect from President

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Allleged Forgery : Group charges EFCC to act on Petition against Minister Of Mines & Steel, Ogah

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2020

A pro -transparency  Group, under the umbrella of Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers & Advocate (COPA), has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to act quickly on a petition of alleged forgery  against the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah in the interest of Justice and fair […]

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FG to inaugurate 200,000 capacity yam storage facility in Benue on June 9

Daily Dispatch May 27, 2020

The Federal Government will, on June 9, inaugurate the 200, 000 capacity yam storage facility for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Benue, the Presidency has said. The Presidency in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the inauguration was part of the federal government’s determination to support the growth of small businesses across […]

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Breaking: FG sanctions British airline who operated commercial flights

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2020

The Federal Government has penalised a British airline, Flairjet, who operated commercial flights into Nigeria without approval. The Minister of Aviation made this revelation on Sunday via his Twitter handle. He said the airline contravened section 1.3.3 of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations 2015. Sirika said the airline’s “callous misdemeanor” has been