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National Security: Service Chiefs, Defence Minister visit Borno

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2021

The service chiefs on Friday visited the theatre command of operation in Hadin Kai, the Borno State capital. The delegation was led by the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi. The commander of the multinational joint task force and other service commanders were also on the ground to receive the

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Facebook changes name to ‘Meta’

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2021

Facebook on Thursday announced that it has changed its company name to ‘Meta’. This rebranding is coming amid series of scrutiny and widespread backlash over its business practices. According to its founder Mark Zuckerberg, the new name won’t affect how the company uses or shares data and the corporate structure isn’t changing. The company said […]

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2023: APC respects religious diversity of Nigerians- Omo-Agege

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2021

The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) will continue to respect religious diversity in the country by balancing its presidential tickets among major faiths in Nigeria, Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said. This is even as he tasked religious organisations to use their platforms to enlighten Nigerians on the need to get […]

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FBI indictment: No formal extradition request for Abba Kyari, says IGP

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2021

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, said he had yet to see or receive a formal extradition request for Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mr Abba Kyari following his indictment by a US Court. Kyari had earlier in the year been accused of being a conspirator in a 1.1-million-dollar fraud deal involving […]

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Nigerians will soon begin to experience turnaround in power sector – Minister

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2021

The Minister of Power, Engineer Abubakar Aliyu, believes Nigerians will soon begin to experience a turnaround in the power sector. In a statement commemorating his 50th day in office, Aliyu said the Federal Government is aware of the challenges facing the sector and is working to resolve them. He noted that the government is focusing […]

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Appeal Court to decide fate of PDP Convention tomorrow (Friday)

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2021

The Appeal Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State will on Friday decide whether or not the Peoples Democratic Party will go ahead with the conduct of its National Convention this weekend. A panel of three justices, headed by the Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, reserved the ruling on Thursday after hearing arguments in the application filed […]