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Buhari has lost grip of leadership, says CAN

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2021

Following the kidnap of 140 pupils of Bethel Baptist College, Kaduna, the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari has lost grip of leadership. CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle in a statement issued in Abuja while reacting to the

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PIB: Host community provision a time bomb, Diri warns

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2021

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has warned that the definition of a host community in the just passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by the National Assembly is a time bomb if not properly addressed. He also restated the position of governors of the Southern states that it was an injustice to allot three per cent […]

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Minister collapses during official engagement in Bauchi

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2021

The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Maryam Yalwaji Katagum has reportedly collapsed during an official engagement in Bauchi State. The Nation reported that Katagum was in the state to launch an empowerment program in Bauchi metropolis on Monday, before she suddenly slumped while delivering her speech. It was further gathered that […]

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SERAP sues Buhari over $25bn overdrafts taken from CBN

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2021

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit, asking the court “to compel President Muhammadu Buhari to disclose spending details of the overdrafts and loans obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) since May 29, 2015, including the projects on which the overdrafts have been spent, and repayments of all overdrafts to […]

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PDP leaders storm NASS to protest Onochie’s nomination as INEC commissioner

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2021

Leaders of the main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday stormed the National Assembly in protest. The leaders are demanding the immediate reversal of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Lauretta Onochie as National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Lauretta Onochie is currently the media aide to

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Former APGA National Secretary joins APC with Matawalle

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2021

The Former National Secretary of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr Sani Shinkafi, says he has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support Gov. Bello Matawalle to rebuild Zamfara. Shinkafi who was the APGA governorship candidate at the 2019 general elections in Zamfara, disclosed this at a news conference in Gusau on […]