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Kogi election: Melaye storms INEC office with 21 video clips, demands cancellation

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2019

Senator Dino Melaye, on Wednesday protested at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja where he demanded cancellation of the Kogi West Senatorial election. The flamboyant Senator was received by INEC Secretary, Rose Orianran-Anthony and National

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Nigerian Army decorates 23 new generals

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2019

Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff, on Tuesday, decorated the newly promoted Major Generals and Brigadier Generals with their new ranks. The decorated generals comprising one major general and 22 brigadier generals are among the recently promoted officers by the army authorities. About 34 brigadier generals and 47 colonels were recently promoted to […]

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Jonathan gives details on alleged ‘dumping’ PDP for APC

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2019

The media team of former President Goodluck Jonathan has debunked claims that he(Jonathan) was concluding plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Following a reported disagreement between the former President and the Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, there are clear indications that the former president, his family

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Buhari receives Bayelsa governor-elect, David Lyon

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has received the Bayelsa State Governor-Elect, David Lyon at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Mr Lyon who won the November 16 Governorship election in Bayelsa state, was accompanied to the State House by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Governor of Jigawa, Abubakar Badaru. Also, Kebbi State […]

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Photos: Lion discovered at residential building in Lagos

Daily Dispatch November 17, 2019

A two-year-old lion has been discovered in a residential building in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. The lion said to be owned by a yet to be named Indian national, is caged at Number 229, Muri Okunola Street in Victoria Island. The Chairman of Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences, Yinka […]

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Yola Varsity Chaplain, Prof. Felix Ilesani, kidnapped

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2019

Gunmen have kidnapped Prof Felix Ilesani of Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, Adamawa State. Prof Ilesani was abducted Thursday night from his residence at the staff quarters of the university campus in Girei, headquarters of Girei Local Government Area of the state. The university don is the […]