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Again Ladoja absent as kingmakers meet to ratify Lekan Balogun as Olubadan

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2022

Members of the Olubadan-in-Council met on Tuesday (today) to ratify the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Senator Lekan Balogun, as the new Olubadan. However, a former governor of the state, Senator Rasidi Ladoja, was absent at the meeting. Ladoja, who governed the state between 2003 and 2007, is

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2023: Umahi declares for presidency, visits Buhari

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2022

Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has disclosed that he has formally informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to run for All ProgressiveS Congress (APC) ticket for the 2023 presidential election. This is coming barely 24 hours after former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, declared his ambition to contest for the presidential ticket […]

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Breaking: Buhari meets Tinubu in Aso Rock

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which agenda could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report, is believed to be a courtesy one. The meeting is coming on the heels of fresh disagreements […]

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Mali Coup: Osinbajo in Accra for ECOWAS Summit

Daily Dispatch January 9, 2022

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, departs Abuja for Accra, Ghana Sunday morning to represent President Muhammadu Buhari, at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to discuss the political situation in the Republic of Mali. This is according to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President […]

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APC Convention: Aggrieved members take Buni-led committee to court

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2022

Some aggrieved members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have taken the Gov. Buni led Caretaker- and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee before a Federal High Court in Abuja, over plans to hold a national convention in February. In the suit dated January 4, 2022 the plaintiffs – Suleiman Usman, Muhammed Shehu, Samaila Isahaka, Idris Isah […]

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Sylvester Oromoni’s death not caused by poison, torture – Police

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2022

Police authorities in Lagos State on Friday said the 12-year-old student of Dowen College in Lekki, Sylvester Oromoni, died a natural death. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu, disclosed this while briefing reporters at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja on the investigations conducted into the death of the boy. He stated that […]