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Pastor Adeboye reveals what will happen to RCCG after his death

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2023

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has revealed the shape that things will take in the church after his death. He, however, said emphatically that it was not the time for him to depart: “I am not going anywhere yet! Not yet!” Adeboye

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EFCC obtains arrest warrant, initiates extradition proceedings for Diezani’s trial in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2023

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that it has obtained an arrest warrant and initiated extradition proceedings for the trial of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in Nigeria. EFCC made this announcement on Monday in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, following the trial of Madueke by […]

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Breaking: Another coup attempt hits Africa, army officers arrested

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2023

The junta in Burkina Faso, which toppled a military regime to gain power, has announced that there was a coup attempt. In a statement, the junta said an attempt by some army officers to seize power and plunge the country into chaos was thwarted. “The dark intention of attacking the institutions of the Republic and […]

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Tinubu ready to present 2023 supplementary, 2024 budget – Speaker Abbas

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2023

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to present the 2023 supplementary as well as the 2024 Appropriation Bills to the House of Representatives in the coming days. The speaker of the House, Hon Tajudeen Abbas, disclosed this in his welcome address to members on resumption from the two months recess at plenary, yesterday. Abbas said though the […]

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I never wanted to be a politician; I became one by accident —Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2023

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday in Abeokuta said he never wanted to be a politician but only became one by accident. Obasanjo said this while speaking with a group of youths under the aegis of Africa for Africa Youth Initiative (A4A) at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL). The former president stated that the […]

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Breaking: For the second time in a week, National Grid collapses

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2023

The National Grid, serving electricity across the country and managed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has collapsed again. Only Delta Power plant was active on the National Grid with 41.00MW as of 12:00 noon today while Afam had 1.7MW. As of 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, power generation had peaked at 3,594.60 megawatts (MW) […]