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Oyo LG poll: PDP wins 32 councils, 1 rescheduled

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2021

The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has declared People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of 32 out of the 33 councils in the local governments elections held in Oyo State on Saturday. Mr Isiaka Olagunju, OYSIEC Chairman, made the declaration on Sunday in Ibadan. The News

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Breaking: Fire razes Borno state government house

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2021

The Borno State Government House, was on Tuesday afternoon gutted by fire. The Sun reports that the fire started at about 3 pm at one of the powerhouses where generators providing electricity for the entire Government House was situated. Some personnel said the fire started from the generator which is about 400 metres to Governor […]

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Breaking: Gov Okowa dissolves State Executive Council, fires all Commissioners

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2021

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has dissolved the State Executive Council, directing all commissioners in the cabinet to hand over to permanent secretaries with immediate effect. Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu made this known on Tuesday. He made this known while briefing journalists at the Government House Asaba. “It happened that the […]

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Nigeria watching Israel-Palestine conflict with ‘great concern’ – Foreign Ministry

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said Nigeria was observing the conflict between Israeli and Palestine forces with “great concern.” Since Monday, Israel and Palestine forces have clashed, resulting in the deaths of at least 65 Palestinians, including 16 children, and seven in Israel. The violence was triggered by weekend unrest at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa […]

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PDP mocks Buhari over robbers’ invasion of Gambari’s residence

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2021

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday said the alleged invasion of the residence of the Chief Of Staff to the President close to Aso Rock, the seat of power by armed robbers is an indication that President Muhammadu Buhari does not have what it takes to secure the country. The Chief of Staff to the […]

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How Gov. Ishaku used younger sister to launder N39bn from Taraba treasury

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2021

The Taraba Integrity and Accountability Group Jalingo, TIAGJ, has alleged that massive corruption and looting of Taraba State treasury is presently going on under Governor Darius Ishaku administration. The group claimed that within five years, the administration of Governor Ishaku has allegedly looted N39 billion. According to the group, from 2015 to 2020, the Office […]