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Onanuga, Alake, Keyamo, Modibbo Kawu to lead APC Campaign media directorate

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2022

The composition of the Media and Communication Directorate of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-Kashim Shettima campaign has been announced. The directorate, approved by the presidential candidate is made up of three departments. The three departments are Public Affairs, Media and Publicity and

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Obasanjo clears air on meeting with Tinubu

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2022

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed dissatisfaction with the unauthorized report of the discussion at his meeting with Bola Ahmed Tinubu the Presidential Candidate of APC and the fake statements credited to him.  In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi on Saturday, Obasanjo said the statements coming from those claiming

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How Ex-Army Chief, Dambazau resisted pressure to plot coup against Jonathan after Yar’Adua’s death – Ex-Army Spokesman

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2022

Brig.-Gen. Kukasheka Usman (rtd), former spokesman of the Nigerian Army, has revealed ex-Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), was pressured to topple Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s former president, following the passing of President Umaru Yar’Adua in 2010. Usman who spoke in Abuja at the 2022 Blueprint Newspapers Annual Public Lectures and Impact

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Electricity workers suspend strike for two weeks

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2022

The leadership of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, says the union has suspended the ongoing strike by two weeks. Mr Godfrey Abah, the Chairman, FCT chapter of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, made the announcement in Abuja on  Wednesday. Abah said that the suspension followed a meeting held with the Ministers […]

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Wike gifts Odili mansion on 74th birthday

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2022

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has gifted a mansion to former governor of the state, Dr. Peter Odili, on the latter’s 74th birthday. Media aide to the Governor, Mr. Kelvin Ebiri, in a statement, said the residence was built and donated to Odili by the Rivers state Government. According to Ebiri, Wike spoke on Monday […]

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Buhari to submit 2023 executive budget proposal to NASS next month

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2022

The 2023 executive budget proposal will be submitted to the National Assembly for considerations and approval in September, 2022, the Director General, Budget Office of the Federation(BOF), Mr Ben Akabueze has disclosed. Akabueze who disclosed this at the commencement of training of MDAS On 2023 Budget preparation using GIFMIS-BPS in Abuja, on Monday, said the […]