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Fake news: We are not shutting down financial transactions over election – CBN

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria has debunked the report that financial transaction will be shut down from Thursday, February 23 till Monday, February 27. This was disclosed via CBN’s Instagram account on Wednesday saying, “Please be wary of fake news!” According to the circular CBN debunked, the

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BVAS will be deactivated when snatched – INEC

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2023

Less than 16 days to the general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission has given assurance that the Bimodal Voter Registration System cannot be manipulated. The INEC Deputy Director of Information and Communications Technology, Lawrence Bayode, disclosed this while speaking on Channels Television’s special election programme, The 2023 Verdict, on

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Wike begs court to stop PDP from suspending or expelling him for anti-party.

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2023

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has approached the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to restrict the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling him for anti-party. The PDP, its NEC, NWC, national chairman Iyorchia Ayu, national secretary Samuel Anyanwo, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were named as respondents in the […]

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Breaking: Emir of Dutse Nuhu Sanusi dies, Jigawa gov mourns

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2023

The Emir of Dutse Alhaji Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi, has passed on. He died today in Abuja. Jigawa State Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, in a statement, expressed his condolences on the passing of Alhaji Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi, the Emir of Dutse. The governor described the late Emir as a “true leader and a respected figure in […]

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2023 is your last chance; don’t blame me if Nigeria fails – Obasabjo warns

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2023

“Once again, our nation is dancing on the precipice and some of us are truly worried about the state of affairs today. I expressed that worry in my open letter to Nigerians and Nigerian youths on New Year’s Day.” With the words supra, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, warned Nigerians to take their destiny in their […]

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2023 Elections: UN advises Nigerians on hate speech

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2023

The United Nations has urged Nigerian politicians to shun hate speech as they are currently involved in electioneering campaigns. The advice was given on Thursday in Abuja by the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Matthias Schmale during a press conference on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the […]