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Insecurity: No more excuses, COAS tells commanders

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2021

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has directed formation commanders and principal staff officers to ensure the tempo of all their operations across the country is sustained and maintained. According to him, the army under him remains determined to restore peace to the

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Ohanaeze to Buhari: No matter how rough, Igbo won’t leave Nigeria

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2021

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that Ndigbo are committed to the unity of Nigeria. The President-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof. George Obiozor, gave the assurance at a town hall meeting between Buhari and South East leaders on Thursday. Buhari was in Imo State for one-day official visit and also inaugurated some projects. […]

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Reps accuse Auditor General of reckless expenditures during COVID-19 lockdown

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2021

…query bogus expenditure on training, international travels, welfare packages The House of Representatives on Wednesday accused the office of the Auditor General for the Federation (oAuGF) of reckless spending of the approved budgetary allocation for 2019 to 2021. The resolution was passed during an oversight function to the oAuGF headquarters in Abuja, where chairman and

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Over 13,000 projects abandoned in Niger Delta, Akpabio reveals

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2021

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, revealed that there are over 13,000 abandoned projects within the coastal region. Senator Akpabio disclosed this in Abuja when he submitted the Forensic Audit Report on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to President Muhammadu Buhari through the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF)

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Olu of Warri revalidates Iyatsere as Itsekiri traditional prime minister…10 other Itsekiri chiefs retained after council dissolution

Daily Dispatch September 2, 2021

The Olu of Warri, His Royal Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, on Thursday at Ode-Itsekiri, the ancestral home of the Itsekiris in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, commenced the revalidation and confirmation of the Warri Council of chiefs following a public notice dissolving the council and other committees in the Kingdom. At the […]

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Legalising cannabis will cause setback for Nigeria, says Marwa

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2021

The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, on Monday condemned the move to legalise Cannabis Sativa in Nigeria. He called on all well-meaning individuals to resist such an attempt by some public office holders, saying it would frustrate the war against drug abuse in the country. “With over […]