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Lagbaja discloses what Boko Haram, ISWAP now do to keep up their activities

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2023

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has noted that members of Boko Haram and Islamic State for West African Province now kidnap for ransom and rob citizens to keep up with their nefarious activities. Lagbaja while speaking during his visit to Maiduguri, Borno State to assess the

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FCT Perm. Sec. vows to deal with Wike, says “Abuja is not Rivers or Port-Harcourt”

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2023

The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Adesola Olusade is alleged to have vowed to make the Ministry ungovernable for the Ministerand former governor of Rivers State H.E Nyesom Wike.Olusade, who some staff of the FCT are said to have protested against earlier in the year, is believed to be setting traps for […]

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Niger coup: ECOWAS ready to deploy standby forces if… -Defence chiefs

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2023

Troops of the Economic Community of West African States have pledged readiness to deploy its standby force that could restore civil rule in Niger Republic should diplomatic efforts to reverse the coup there fail. All member states except those under military rule and Cape Verde pledged to participate in the standby force at a meeting […]

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GOCOP to hold 2023 Annual Conference in Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2023

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced that its 2023 Annual Conference will be held in Abuja,Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory. According to a press statement signed by Danlami Nmodu, mni and Olumide Iyanda, Chairman and Secretary respectively of the 2023 Conference Planning Committee, the event will hold on 4th and 5th of October […]

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‘Plan to spend N110bn on bulletproof cars, others’ -SERAP sues NASS Leadership

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2023

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over “the unlawful plan to spend N40bn on 465 exotic and bulletproof cars for members and principal officials, and N70bn as ‘palliatives’ for new members.” The suit is coming on […]

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Just In: Senate sends names of confirmed ministerial nominees Tinubu…El-Rufai, others yet to be confirmed

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2023

The Senate has sent the names of 45 confirmed ministerial nominees to the Presidency. Senate, on Monday, had confirmed 45 out of 48 ministerial nominees sent to the upper chamber by the President The remaining three nominees, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete from Delta State, and Abubakar Danladi from Taraba State, were […]