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$29.96 billion loan: Human right lawyer drags Buhari, NASS to court.

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2020

The fresh $29.96 billion foreign loans being sought by President Muhammadu Buhari government has drawn the fury of a human right lawyer, Barrister Kanmi Ajibola. Ajibola on Monday instituted a legal action seeking the mandate of the court to stop the National Assembly from approving the loan.

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APC Government’s Hike in Electricity Tariff Is Draconian, Says PDP

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejects, in its entirely, the over 200 percent increase in electricity tariff announced by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration, describing it as draconian and completely against the interest and wellbeing of Nigerians. The party charges the Federal Government to immediately rescind the obnoxious and provocative policy

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Gunmen invades Kogi community kills 19, several houses burnt

Daily Dispatch January 3, 2020

Gunmen, numbering about 100 have sacked a community in Kogi State, massacred 19 people and burnt several houses. The gunmen were said to have stormed Tawari community in the Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State around 11:15pm on Thursday and unleash mayhem on the sleeping community. Several buildings, including the palace of the king […]

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PDP slams Buhari over New Year message

Daily Dispatch January 1, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw his “unnecessary remark” in his new year message about standing down in 2023, saying the President and the All Progressives Congress (APC) would have no other option than to leave office in 2023. The party described President Buhari’s New Year message as […]

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Lagos shuts road in Agege for railway project

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2019

The Lagos State Government says it will be closing down Adejobi axis of Agege Motor road on the 4th of January, 2020 for the Sub Grade activities at the Level Cross construction of the rail tracks. The closure will be from 6:00pm to 12:00pm the next day, a statement from the State Ministry of Transportation […]

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2019: Nigeria’s economy witnessed strong performances – FG

Daily Dispatch December 30, 2019

The Federal Government on Monday said the nation’s economy in the outgoing year 2019 witnessed a strong performance, building on the steady recovery since the last recession. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this at a media briefing in Lagos while reeling out the major achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration […]