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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

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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 […]

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Buhari mourns Dr. Chike Akunyili

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened by the gruesome killing of Dr Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late former Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Dora Akunyili. The President shares the pain of the offspring  of Prof and Dr Akunyili, their families and friends whose lives will […]

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Nigerian Navy disowns comment by its most senior female officer on Chadian soldiers

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2021

The Nigerian Navy has disowned a statement made by one of its officers, Commodore Jamila Abubakar Malafa, indicting Chadian soldiers who she claimed “sell arms when broke.” Malafa, an international maritime lawyer and a Commodore, the topmost ranking frmale officer presently in the Nigerian Navy, spoke on Monday at a public hearing organised by the […]

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Reps Direct Federal Ministry of Works & Housing To Begin Emergency Repairs On failed Federal Roads, Bridges Nationwide

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2021

……. Demand for Action Plan For Legislative Backing The House of Representatives on Tuesday charged the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing to immediately commence emergency repairs on all roads and bridges badly affected by rains across the country. It urged the Ministry to present an action plan that may require any legislative framework (if […]