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Breaking: Makinde approves Lekan Balogun’s appointment as 42nd Olubadan

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2022

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Senator Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The approval follows a recommendation by the Olubadan-in-Council, according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa. The statement

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Ortom humbled, bars from receiving VP, Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2022

A Nigerian Air Force personnel attached to the tactical air command in Makurdi on Saturday prevented Governor Samuel Ortom from welcoming Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to Benue State. The Vice President was in transit through Benue to Wukari in Taraba State. Addressing journalists at the Government House in Makurdi, Ortorm said organs of government should […]

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Buhari confers NNOM Award on three Scholars, harps on Science,Technology

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja conferred the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) Award for years 2020 and 2021 on three Nigerians who distinguished themselves in the field of medicine and science, expressing the belief that Nigeria’s collective future rests on active participation in science and technology. Conferring the award on the recipients, Dr.

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IGP Usman reels out steps being taken to stabilise Nigeria’s security

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2022

The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Usman Baba, on Tuesday, reeled out the strategies being taken by the police to stabilise Nigeria’s security amid threats in various parts of the country. He explained that the police would undertake a holistic assessment of the current challenges with a view to ensuring the security of the lives and […]

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Professionals with ethnic, religious leanings will fail in politics – Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2022

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said public office in Nigeria at any level should not be seen as synonymous with the accumulation of power, privilege and wealth. He said there was no point in having professionals in politics if the professionals are driven by ethnic, religious and other parochial considerations. Osinbajo spoke on Monday at […]

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Presidency condemns Financial Times’ article on Nigeria

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2022

The Presidency has criticised the wrong perceptions in David Piling’s article on Nigeria published by the Financial Times on January 31. One of the President’s spokesmen, Malam Garba Shehu, condemned the article in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja, while expressing reservations over the position of the writer, describing the Nigerian government as ”a government […]