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Senate approves Buhari’s $16bn, €1bn loans request

Daily Dispatch November 10, 2021

The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of $16,230,077,718, €1,020,000,000 and a grant of $125,000,000 as foreign loans for the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari to fund its legacy projects. The red chamber specifically approved the issuance of €500,000,000 from the Bank of Industries and

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Anambra polls: Soludo in comfortable lead, wins 16 LGAs [SEE RESULTS]

Daily Dispatch November 7, 2021

Although voting was extended to Sunday due to logistics issues, the exercise had been closed in almost all the polling units. The frontline contenders are, in alphabetical order, All Progressives Congress, APC’s Andy Uba, All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA’s Charles Soludo and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s Valentine Ozigbo. At least 17 out of 21 local […]

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Absence of EFCC counsel, Diezani Alison-Madueke stalls ex-petroleum minister’s trial

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2021

The absence of counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in court, on Wednesday, stalled the money-laundering trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a Federal High Court, Abuja had fixed November 3, for the EFCC to give a report on its […]

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Bamidele bags Ekiti NUJ most distinguished award

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2021

By Oyeola Olusola, IIJ For his contributions to the development of the country and growth of democracy, the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Correspondents’ Chapel, Ekiti State Council, has garlanded the Senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Opeyemi Bamidele, with the Most Distinguished Democrat of the Year Award . Speaking at the event held at the

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INEC Chairman arrives in Enugu

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2021

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and his entourage comprising National Commissioners, members of the Technical Team, Directors and other Directing Staff, have just arrived at Enugu Airport en route Akwa. Bishop Hassan Kukah, one of the conveners of the National Peace Committee was on the same flight. Prof Yakubu is billed

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MURIC tackles Turkish president over terrorist comments

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2021

The Muslim Rights Concern have tackled the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over his comments regarding the presence of Turkish terrorists in Nigeria. The group, in a statement signed by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Friday said the Turkish President’s claims were baseless while adding that ISWAP and Boko Haram are the terrorists […]