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Obasanjo to take Atiku on a foreign tour – Aide

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2019

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s aide declared that his principal will soon commence foreign trips in his bid to ensure that Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP, wins the forthcoming 2019 election. Obasanjo’s aide, the former president will be visiting leading countries

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Violence: 80,000 displaced from North East Nigeria since November – UN

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2019

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said more than 80,000 Nigerians have been displaced due to ongoing violence in the North-East since November, 2018. The UN relief agency said that the figure was in addition to the two million people already displaced by violence, or forced across Nigeria’s borders as refugees. […]

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Obasanjo has no dignity to be a patriot and elder statesman -Simon Shango

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2019

Elder statesman and former Publicity Secretary of the defunct National Party of Nigeria, NPN, Chief Simon Shango, has slammed ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, for his recent attack on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Chief Shango was reacting to Sunday’s press conference where Obasanjo attacked the Buhari Government and labeled it another Sani Abacha era. The

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Supreme Court reserves ruling on Rivers APC primaries

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved ruling on the competence of the appeal on the legality of the primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State. The apex court had asked the parties in the suit to address it on the competence of the appeal after the appellants led by Mr Umar […]

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Even if Association of Angry Old Men refuses to vote Buhari, he’ll get 95% of votes, Tinubu tells Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2019

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has described ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo as one of the “expired leaders” that should have retired to his Ota Farm and remain quiet. He boasted that if the association of persons he described as “angry old men” refuses to vote Buhari, he’ll still get 95% of votes. […]

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Why Buhari sacked TETFund boss

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2019

Few reasons emerged Monday why President Muhammadu Buhari had seemingly abruptly terminated the appointment of Dr Bichi Baffa, who had served as Executive Secretary of theTertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The president, who had approved the appointment of Baffa as TETFund boss on August 2, 2016, has less than 3 years in the role replaced […]