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My attempts to reach Buhari abortive, says Gov. Sanwo-Olu

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2020

Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said that he has tried to speak with President Muhammadu Buhari twice after the tragic shootings at the Lekki toll plaza on Tuesday. He said this while answering questions on a LIVE broadcast on Arise TV. Although he made attempts to speak

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37 ex-SARS officers face dismissal, 24 others to be prosecuted for misconduct

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2020

No fewer than 37 former members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigerian Police have been recommended for dismissal from service. The Police Service Commission is also expected to order the prosecution of 24 other ex-SARS operatives for various acts of professional misconduct. These were the highlights of the Report of the Presidential […]

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#ENDSARS: Anonymous hacks NBC twitter handle

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2020

The official twitter handle of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has been hacked and allegedly taken over by decentralised international ‘hacktivist’ group “Anonymous”. The Nation checks revealed activities on NBC’s twitter handle page were tweets and retweets of the #EndSARS protests/campaign against police brutality. The group after take-over  tweeted: “We

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Breaking: Ganduje Approves N2.3bn For Council Poll

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2020

Kano State Executive Council on Thursday approved N2,365,469, 525 billion for the purchase of sensitive and non-sensitive materials for the conduct of January council poll. A statement by the state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, said the approval was sequel to publication of council Poll itinerary by the state electoral body. The statement signed […]

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NASS Service Commission Confirms CNA, others

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2020

The National Assembly Service Commission has confirmed the appointment of Ojo Amos Olatunde as Clerk to the National Assembly. In a Statement by the executive chairman of the Commission Ahmed Kadi Amshi, Dauda Ibrahim El- Ladan has also been confirmed as the Clerk to the Senate as well as other top management staff of the […]

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Nigeria @60: Atiku advocates youth investment, says youths of Nigeria represent the future wealth

Daily Dispatch October 1, 2020

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called for a quality investment into the future of Nigerian youths. Atiku made the call in his Independent Day’s message to the nation. He said the Nigerian youths represent the future wealth of Nigeria and the only way of tapping into their potentials is by quality investment in education […]