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PDP would have become dictatorial if Buhari didn’t win in 2015, says Iyorchia Ayu

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2021

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Iyorchia Ayu, says the former ruling party would have become dictatorial if it did not lose power in 2015. President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had defeated ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, who

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Soludo decries ‘failure’ of INEC’s technology in Anambra election, calls for patience

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2021

Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, Charles Soludo, has decried the failure of INEC’s technology in the voting process. As of 1pm, the candidate was yet to cast his vote at his polling unit. He alleged that the situation was similar in many parts of the state. […]

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NDA attack: I was embarrassed that we didn’t foresee such a threat – CDS

Daily Dispatch November 5, 2021

Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has said that he was embarrassed that the army did not foresee the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy. “Nigerian Defence Academy is not a place where we could think that we should fortify to such a level that liberty that is required to be able to emplace […]

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Osibona’s body exhumed, taken to morgue

Daily Dispatch November 4, 2021

After four days under the rubble of the collapsed 21-storey building in Lagos, rescue workers have finally exhumed the body of the developer, Femi Osibona. Sources at the site that Osibona’s body was exhumed this evening and taken to a morgue in Yaba. Many people are still believed to be trapped in the rubble, including […]

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NDLEA proposes N300bn to build barracks in States, FCT — Marwa

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2021

The Chairman of Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd.), has ststed the agency proposed N300 billion for building of barracks in the 36 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory for its 10,000 personnel. Marwa (rtd.), disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, when he appeared before the House Committee on […]

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Second Niger Bridge, Lagos/Ibadan expressway for completion in 2022 – Fashola assures

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2021

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has assured the Lagos/Ibadan expressway and the Second Niger Bridge will be completed in 2022. The Minister also explained why 21 roads across the six geopolitical zones were selected for completion by the NNPC under the Credit Tax scheme. He however said that monies that funds already […]