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Meet Pope Leo XIV, the new Bishop of Rome

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2025

Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announced the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Known now as Pope Leo XIV, he is the first Augustinian Pope and the second pontiff from the Americas, following Pope Francis. Just a few moments ago, from the

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Insurgency: Northeast governors call for reappraisal of strategies

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2025

Governors of the six Northeast states of Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe and Taraba have called for a reappraisal of strategies in the ongoing war against insurgency in the region. Rising from the 11th Meeting of the North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) held in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital on Thursday, the governors, in a communique, […]

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INEC moves to strip President of power to appoint Electoral Commissioners

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is racing against time to ensure that all the impediments that have hindered credible, free and fair elections in Nigeria are resolved before the 2027 General Elections. Part of the moves is proposing amendments to Nigeria’s Electoral Framework that would strip the President of the power to […]

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Reforms: FG launches digital portal to enhance transparency, accountability in public procurement

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2025

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, launched the National Procurement Certification Portal, NPCP, to enhance effective and transparent utilisation of public finance to broaden economic development in the country. The NPCP, which is a World Bank sponsored project, is the initiative of the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, under the leadership of its new Director General,

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Gospel singer Osinachi’s husband sentenced to death by hanging

Daily Dispatch April 28, 2025

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in the Wuse Zone 2 area of Abuja on Monday, April 28, 2025, sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging. Nwachukwu was found guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of his wife on April 8, 2022. The presiding […]

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Mass defection: There is no cause for alarm, we’ll reposition PDP – Saraki

Daily Dispatch April 24, 2025

Former Senate President and Kwara State Governor, Dr Bukola Saraki, says there’s no cause for alarm over mass defection of politicians from the main opposition party – the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He said more people are free to exit the party to allow those who intend to stay to rebuild the party ahead of […]