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Breaking: Alleged Corruption, lawyer dumps Yahaya Bello, applies to withdraw from case

Daily Dispatch June 27, 2024

The counsel representing the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Adeola Adedipe, on Thursday, applied to withdraw his appearance for his client. Yahaya Bello is facing a 19-count charge bordering on his alleged complicity in money laundering,

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Economy: Tinubu replies New York Times

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2024

The Presidency has reacted to a report published in the New York Times criticising the Nigerian economy as facing the worst trajectory in a generation. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday reacted to the report credited to Ruth Maclean and Ismail Auwal’s. According to the Presidency, the feature […]

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NASS To Get New Minimum Wage Bill Soon, Tinubu Assures Nigerians

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has assured the Organised Labour that a an executive bill on the new national minimum wage for workers will soon be sent to the National Assembly for passage. Tinubu made this known on Wednesday in his second Democracy Day speech on June 12, 2024. “In this spirit, we have negotiated in good […]

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Tinubu signs Bill to reintroduce old National Anthem into law

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the bill seeking to reintroduce the old national anthem into law. The senate president, Godswill Akpabio, announced this at the joint sitting of the senate and house of representatives on Wednesday. Akpabio said the president signed the bill into law on Wednesday morning. President Bola Tinubu, who later joined […]

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Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will revolutionize transportation in Nigeria and boost tourism – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2024

President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Lagos, flagged off the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, stating that the project would revolutionize transportation in Nigeria and bolster the unique economic strength of each zone.  The President spoke from the Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island end of the project, which will traverse nine states along […]

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Breaking: Protests Rocks Disbanded Kano Emirate

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2024

There are currently protesters on the streets of Gaya, one of the five emirates affected by the repealed Kano Emirates Council Law. The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) controlled House of Assembly had repealed the law which ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje used to dethrone Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II in 2020. While assenting to the law on […]