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Maryam Abacha defends late husband, denies looted funds claims

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2025

Maryam Abacha, widow of the late Nigerian military ruler General Sani Abacha, has spoken out strongly against the continued allegations that her husband looted billions of dollars and stashed them in foreign accounts. In a recent interview with TVC, Maryam expressed frustration over public

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PDP rallies for Unity, blasts Tinubu’s leadership at crucial NEC meeting

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2025

At its 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delivered a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, highlighting widespread discontent over the country’s direction. But beyond criticism, the meeting also underscored the party’s resolve to reposition itself as a viable

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PDP Crisis: My position, Wike speaks on why he’s pulling out of all agreements previously reached

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2025

…Vows To Fight On Till Justice Is Served The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that he was pulling out of all previous agreements reached to ressolve the lingering crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), vowing to “fight on until justice is attained.” The FCT Minister, who said he had pointed […]

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More trouble for Senator Natasha as FG files criminal defamation charges against her

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2025

The federal government has filed criminal charges against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, over her comments on a live television show. She was said to have made specific criminal allegations during a live broadcast on Channels Television’s Politics Today on April 3, 2025. During the interview, she accused Senate

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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 central loggia of Saint Peter’s Basilica, […]

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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, […]