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Buhari approves Ahmed Kadi Amshi as National Assembly Service Commission

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has formally approved the nomination of Ahmed Kadi Amshi as Chairman, National Assembly Service Commission. Amshi’s nomination was contained in a letter dated December 11, 2019 and read on the floor by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. The letter reads:

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Nigerians’ll decide fate of hate speech bill, says Lawan

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2019

Following the unceasing attack on the proposed hate speech bill, Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, on Monday declared that Nigerians will determine the fate of the controversial bill. Lawan also insisted that the 9th Senate and indeed the National Assembly should be judged by its actions and inactions. The Senate President made the declaration at […]

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I don’t get to have pillow talk with my husband – Aisha Buhari

Daily Dispatch December 13, 2019

Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Hajia Aisha Buhari, has said she does not have the opportunities of having pillow talk with her husband, The PUNCH is reporting.According to the newspaper, Hajia Buhari said this while featuring as a guest on a programme aired on Television Continental, Journalists Hangout.The PUNCH said it obtained the recorded episode […]

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Breaking: IG suspends Edo APC rally

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2019

A rally scheduled for Friday in Benin by the All Progressives Congress to receive Pastor Ize Iyamu and his supporters has been stopped by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, according to deputy governor, Philip Shuaibu. Governor Godwin Obaseki, the party chairman in the state Anslem Ojezua all claimed they were not aware of […]

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Nigerian Army links Boko Haram’s ‘fabricated’ video to IPOB

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2019

The Nigerian Army says the recent video clip allegedly released by Boko Haram terrorists portraying capture and killing of some Nigerian soldiers was the fabrication of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the video was not an occurrence […]

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Apapa Gridlock Will Persist Without Alternatives For Trailers, Says Sanwo-Olu

Daily Dispatch December 11, 2019

The executive order on the Apapa Road may not be enough to address the traffic problem in that axis without the appropriate measures being put in place. This was the view of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. He explained that the state government has been making […]