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JAMB returns N3.51bn excess from 2021 operating budget

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2021

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted the sum of N3.51 billion to the national treasury as part of its 2021 operating surplus. The 2021 remittance, according to a statement by the board, is in line with the Registrar’s avowed commitment to prudent management of public

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Anambra 2021: Atiku, Ayu absent as three Govs storm PDP rally

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2021

The former presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu were conspicuously absent at the party’s governorship rally on Tuesday in Awka, Anambra State But Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta); Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia); and Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shuaibu attended the

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We’ve arrested raiders of Justice Odili’s residence, says IG

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2021

The Inspector General of Police (IG) Alkali Usman has said operatives who raided the residence of Supreme Court judge, Justice Mary Odili have been arrested. He disclosed this during an interview at a two-day capacity building workshop for security operatives in Lagos and Ogun organised by the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Zone Two, held at […]

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Senior lawyers meet Malami, demand probe of siege on Odili’s Abuja home

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2021

Senior lawyers in the country under the umbrella of the Body of Senior Advocate s of Nigeria (BOSAN) have met with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and demanded an immediate probe of last Friday’s siege on the Abuja home of Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court. […]

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Ikoyi building collapse: Sanwo-Olu suspends GM Lagos Building Control Agency

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2021

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday directed the indefinite suspension of the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Mr. Gbolahan Oki. His suspension comes about 24 hours after a high-rise building collapsed in the Ikoyi area of the state. The Governor, in a statement signed by Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, […]

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Breaking: Many feared dead as 21-storey Ikoyi building collapses

Daily Dispatch November 1, 2021

Scores of people have been trapped under the rubble as a 21-storey building collapsed in Lagos on Monday, November 1, 2021. The building, under construction, is located on Gerard Road in upscale Ikoyi on Lagos Island. It is not yet clear if there are any casualties.