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Iju-Ishaga gas explosion, tragedy too many – Atiku

Daily Dispatch September 25, 2020

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has described the Iju-Ishaga gas explosion in Ifako-Ijaye area of Lagos as a tragedy too many. A gas explosion in Iju Ishaga area of Lagos on Thursday left several people wounded, 23 houses destroyed and 15 burnt. According to Atiku, it was high

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Presidency denies building rail line to Niger

Daily Dispatch September 25, 2020

The Presidency has said Nigeria was not building a rail line to Niger Republic. The Presidency said this in a tweet by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. This position runs contrary to that of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who briefed newsmen on the […]

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We will drag Buhari to court over railways to Niger Republic – Rights group

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2020

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has described the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari government to build railways from Kano to Niger Republic with borrowed Chinese money as fraudulent and against Nigeria’s security interests. HURIWA also threatened to sue President Muhammadu Buhari in order to stop the multibillion Naira project. A Statement by

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We have replaced burnt card readers in Ondo ― INEC chairman

Daily Dispatch September 23, 2020

Ahead of the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had replaced the card readers burnt in the inferno that occurred at state headquarters of the commission. Prof Mammud Yakubu, the INEC Chairman, disclosed this in Akure, the state capital while speaking with newsmen during a three-day […]

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Fact-checking Reno Omokri’s claim on Nigeria’s debt profile

Daily Dispatch September 23, 2020

Agency Report On 10th September 2020, Reno Omokri, an ex-spokesperson to the former president Goodluck Jonathan, claimed that Jonathan met a debt of N7.9trillion when he became president in 2010. He added that in five years, Mr. Jonathan only borrowed the sum of N4.7 trillion. The claim which was posted on his Twitter handle @renoomokri gathered 100 […]

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Tinubu, Oshiomhole pose danger to democracy —Obaseki

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2020

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, says his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, and All Progressives Congress stalwart, Bola Tinubu, pose danger to democracy in Nigeria. The governor said this during an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday. Obaseki noted that Tinubu and Oshiomhole had no position in any party or any constitutionally-recognised public office and yet