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Nigeria at the crossroads – Full 61st Independence Anniversary Speech by Gov. Yahaya Bello

Daily Dispatch October 1, 2021

Moving forward, we are faced with the challenge of finding more equitable models of security, unity, peace and shared prosperity to strengthen the very basis of our coexistence. This is a challenge that will require intentional action by leaders and the led alike, particularly as we march

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Security: We’re taking fight to our enemies as army recruits 17,000 – Buhari

Daily Dispatch October 1, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the gallant men and women of the military and other security agencies for recording “tremendous progress’’ in the ongoing battles against insurgents and bandits across the country. The president stated this in a nationwide broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary, on Friday in Abuja. He attributed the successes being

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Safe-School-Initiative programme designed to fail, says Senate President

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2021

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Thursday that the Safe-School-Initiative programme in Nigeria was designed to fail. Lawan spoke at an investigative hearing by Senate joint committee on education (Basic & Secondary) and Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND on the utilisation of the funding proposed and budgeted for the Safe Schools Initiative, including

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Just in: Abiodun signs anti-open grazing law

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2021

Two months and three weeks after Ogun Assembly passed the Bill on Animal Grazing Regulation and Cattle Ranch Establishment Law, 2021, Governor Dapo Abiodun has signed it into law. The law is titled HB No. 045/OG/2021- A Law to Regulate Animal Grazing, Establishment of Cattles Ranches in Designated Grazing Areas of Ogun State and for […]

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IPOB denies killing Akunyili, distances self from senseless murders in South-East

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2021

The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Wednesday, distanced themselves from the ‘senseless’ killings in the South-East geopolitical zone of the country. This is as the group claimed that the ‘senseless’ killings were politically motivated, stating that masterminds were taking advantage of the current situation in the region to unleash mayhem on their political opponents. The

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Banditry: Kaduna govt shuts down telecoms services in some LGAs, bans motorcycles

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2021

The Kaduna State Government has shut down telecommunication services in some Local Government Areas of the state as part of critical measures towards ending banditry. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the decision was taken on Wednesday after a meeting with relevant federal agencies who recommended the shutting down […]