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Borrowing to accumulate debt for next generations is criminal – Obasanjo tells Buhari govt

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2021

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to the move by the Federal Government to take fresh loans amid outcries by Nigerians over incessant borrowing by the current administration. Obasanjo, while speaking to Channels Television in South Africa, described as criminal, the

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Helen Prest has no shares in First Foundation – Mrs Oluwayemisi Ajayi

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2021

As the legal battle rages on between former Ms. Nigeria, Helen Prest, and Mrs Oluwayemisi Ajayi, the wife of the deceased medical doctor and business man, Dr Ademola Oluwatosin Ajayi, a new twist has been added to the case as Mrs. Oluwayemisi Ajayi has filed an application before the Federal High Court in Lagos, urging […]

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Buhari departs Abuja to attend 76th session of UN General Assembly

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday for New York to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). The session opened on Tuesday, September 14. The theme for this year’s UNGA is: ‘Building Resilience Through Hope – To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond to Needs of the Planet, Respect […]

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Breaking: Fani-Kayode finally joins APC, promises to drag Bauchi, Enugu and Oyo governors to the party

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2021

Nigeria’s ex-Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party and joined the All Progressives Congress. According to Vanguard, Fani-Kayode formally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress on Thursday. He was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the APC, and governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni on

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Appeal Court reserves ruling on Lagos’ request to join case on VAT dispute

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2021

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved ruling on an application by Lagos State to be made a respondent in the appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The appeal by the FIRS is against August 9, 2021 judgment by Justice Steven Pam of the Federal High Court in Port-Harcourt, voiding the […]

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Obiano absent as Southern Governors Forum meet in Enugu

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2021

The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano is conspicuously missing at the ongoing Southern Governors Forum meeting holding in Enugu State Government House as he is neither present nor sent a representative. The meeting which commenced around 12 pm had in attendance nine governors and seven deputies Governors.  The meeting holding at Enugu Government lodge had […]