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How Obasanjo’s government sold $700m Delta Steel Company for $30m – Bureau

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2025

The Director General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises, Ayodeji Gbeleyi on Friday, revealed that Delta Steel Company, valued at over $700m, was sold for a paltry sum of $30m. Gbeleyi stated this while interfacing with the House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets in Abuja. He noted

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A Journey In Service’: IBB’s autobiography ready for launch

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2025

Former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) is set to launch his long-awaited autobiography. The memoir entitled: ‘A Journey In Service’, will be released on February 20, 2025, at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, according to a report by Daily Trust. The development is coming 32 years after IBB left office. […]

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Nigeria needs development and peace building efforts to resolve crises- UN

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2025

The United Nations has said the solution to crises across the Nigeria is development and peacebuilding efforts more than humanitarian interventions. Speaking at the launch of the 2025 Nigeria Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan at the UN House in Abuja, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall lamented that humanitarian assistance

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Just In: Appeal Court affirms death sentence for Adedoyin

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2025

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital has upheld the death sentence psssed on a popular hotel owner, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, who was found guilty in the murder of an ex-Master’s degree programme student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke. The appelate court, on Thursday, ruled that the judgement […]

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Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, has been released from a UK prison.

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2025

Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria following her release from a UK prison. Reports indicate that Mrs. Ekweremadu arrived in the country on Tuesday. This development comes after she served a six-year sentence handed down by a UK court in connection with a controversial organ […]

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Just In: Donald Trump sworn in as 47th US president

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2025

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. “The golden age of America begins right now,” he said in his inaugural speech, adding that the country would “flourish and be respected” under his leadership. Trump also hit out at the Biden administration and its handling of the migrant crisis, […]