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Aisha Buhari visits victims of Lagos building collapse in hospital

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2019

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Saturday visited victims of the Ita-Faji building collapse at the Lagos Island General Hospital to sympathise with them. The wife of the President offered her condolences to the victims of the incident, which claimed the lives of no fewer than 20

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Nigerians in diaspora warns Buhari against succumbing to pressure to rig inconclusive polls

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2019

Nigerians in diaspora have advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to bow to pressure from any individual or political party, encouraging him to meddle in the conduct of the inconclusive polls in some States of the federation. Of particular reference, the Nigerians in diaspora said there were alleged subterranean moves by some powerful individuals within the […]

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Buhari won’t interfere in emergence of 9th National Assembly leadership —Presidency

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2019

The Presidency on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari will not interfere in the emergence of new leadership of the ninth National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) Ita Enang, disclosed this while addressing parliamentary reporters in Abuja. He said the President believes so much in the rule of […]

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Lagos commences manual demolition of marked buildings

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2019

The Lagos State Government has commenced the manual demolition of buildings marked on Freeman street at the Ita Faji area of Lagos Island. This follows the collapse of a three-storey building on Massey street in the same area. The building caved in on March 13, killing about nine people, while about 50 were rescued. Governor […]

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There must be no democratic ‘so sa po’ – Obasanjo tells Makinde 

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2019

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday, tasked the new Oyo state governor-elect, Seyi Makinde to jettison the type of democracy, which would target selfish interests of the few.He described such government in Yoruba language as “democratic so sa po”, which literary meant pocketing democratic system for personal gains against true democratic

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ECOWAS to intervene in herdsmen/farmer’s clashes within region 

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2019

Secretary General of ECOWAS Parliament Mr John Azumah has said that the Parliament is committed towards resolving the recurring crisis between herdsmen and farmer’s within the region. Azumah disclosed this yesterday in an interview with journalists at the end of the Extra Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament held in Dakar, Senegal. According to Azumah, […]