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Ninth Senate different from others

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2022

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has advanced reason to justify why the current National Assembly stands out from the previous Assemblies. Lawan said the uniqueness of the Ninth Assembly was its ability to conquer the most complex and critical legislation that had either defied passage

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EFCC says it’s nvestigating sources of fund used in buying party nomination forms

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2022

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it was working to ensure the monies used in the purchase of nomination forms ahead of the 2023 elections were legitimate. EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa said this on Friday when he featured on Channels Television’s “Politics Today”. “When it comes to the issue of monitoring election funds […]

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CBN governor, Emefiele, set to resign his plum position, as he picks APC’s presidential nomination form

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2022

Nigeria’s central bank governor, Godwin Emefiele has reportedly procured the 2023 expression of interest and presidential nomination forms of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), after paying the mandatory N100 million, thus ending weeks of sustained speculations on his presidential bid. Emefiele was said to have picked the forms on Friday, May 6, 2022 after […]

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Apprehend those responsible for beheading soldiers, Buhari orders

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the military authorities and other security agencies to apprehend those responsible for beheading two soldiers, and bring them to justice. The two soldiers beheaded by member of the  Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, are Master Warrant Officer Audu Linus and his partner, Private  Gloria Mathew. In a statement issued on

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Senator Bamidele splashes multi-million naira equipment, vehicles on constituents

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2022

Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on Tuesday splashed multi Million naira empowerment items on constituents on Tuesday. Bamidele in a programme well attended by dignitaries in Ado, the state capital, thanked the people of Ekiti Central Senatorial district for reposing confidence in him by sending him to […]

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Plateau: Police arrest 20-year-old arms dealer, recover 57 AK-47 rifles

Daily Dispatch April 28, 2022

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday announced the arrest of four “notorious arm dealers”, the recovery of 57 AK-47 rifles and a large catchment of ammunition in Jos, Plateau State and from other locations across the country. Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement made available to the press in Abuja. He […]