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Former Army Chief, Ihejirika joins APC

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2021

A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Oyeabo Ihejirika has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is according to a statement by Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Director of Press and Media to Gov. Mai Mala Buni, Chairman APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning

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Soldiers protest poor equipment, unpaid allowances in Borno

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2021

Soldiers of an unidentified battalion in Operation Lafiya Dole have protested their posting to a location in the Theatre of Operation. The aggrieved soldiers, according to sources at the Maimalari barracks besieged the headquarters of the Theatre Command in Borno State, shooting sporadically into the air on Thursday night following their deployment. They cited non-payment

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Obaseki demolishes Oshiomhole’s deputy, lawmaker’s houses in Benin

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2021

The Governor Godwin Obaseki led Edo State Government on Tuesday evening, demolished a property belonging to the immediate past deputy governor of the state, Dr. Pius Odubu. Also demolished were properties belonging to a member of House of Representatives representing Owan Federal Constituency of the state, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere; and that of the owner of Sports Marketing

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Ortom meets IGP in Abuja days after assassination attempt

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2021

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has met with the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, in Abuja on Wednesday. This is according to a photo that was shared on the official Twitter handle of the Governor without any other detail about the meeting. “Earlier today with @PoliceNG IG Mohammed Adamu after a meeting in Abuja,” Ortom […]

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2023: We are yet to adopt any position on zoning- PDP

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2021

Following the controversy trailing the Governor Bala Mohammed Committee’s report that the ticket should be thrown open, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said it has yet to adopt any position on the zoning ahead of the 2023 presidential elections. The party made this clarification on Tuesday in Abuja, in a statement by its […]

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Shocking: How hard drug was concealed in ‘Agbo’ bottle – NDLEA Video

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2021