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Nigeria’s Tijjani Muhammad-Bande elected UNGA President

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2019

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, has emerged as President of the 74th UN General Assembly. Muhammad-Bande, who was the sole candidate for the position, was elected on Tuesday at the 87th plenary meeting of the Assembly in New York, the

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Announce June 12 Presidential election, Abiola’s son urges Buhari

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2019

The youngest son of MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993, presidential election, Abdulmumin Abiola, has demanded the results of the poll. He stated this in an interview with SaharaReporters during the 23rd death anniversary of his mother, Kudirat Abiola, at the family’s home in Ikeja. According to Abdulmumin, President Muhammadu Buhari has […]

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Ekiti Assembly orders suspended LG chairmen to refund N3.6 Billion

Daily Dispatch June 3, 2019

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has ordered the sixteen suspended local government chairmen to refund N3.6 billion to the state treasury. The lawmakers at their sitting on Monday said the order was predicated on the report of a panel which indicted the council chairmen of mismanaging the cash. It was the valedictory session of […]

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Imo chairmen, councillors barricade Assembly

Daily Dispatch June 3, 2019

Elected Council Chairmen and Councillors in Imo State on Monday, stormed the Imo State House of Assembly, barricading the entrance to protest reported plan by the Lawmakers to terminate their tenure. The aggrieved Chairmen and their supporters arrived the Assembly complex in a large crowd of supporters as early as 9am but were prevented from […]

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Fulanisation of Nigeria: Obasabjo got it wrong – Falana

Daily Dispatch June 2, 2019

Lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo view that Boko Haram is about Fulanisation of Nigeria and other West African countries must have been influenced by social media. Rather, he told The Nation in an interview that Boko Haram is out to Islamise West Africa, insisting that Obasanjo got it wrong […]

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Attempt to impose 2015 Standing Order on 9th senate will fail – Senator Adeola

Daily Dispatch June 2, 2019

Sen. Solomon Adeola (APC-Lagos) says any move to adopt the 2015 Senate Standing Order in election of senate leadership of 9th assembly will be resisted. Adeola, who made this known while speaking with newsmen in Abuja, maintained that proper procedure was not followed in amending the 2015 standing order, which the 8th senate is currently […]