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25 years after genocide: Obasanjo praises Rwanda for emerging like colossus

Daily Dispatch April 4, 2019

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday reflected on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda and declared that 25 years after the strife, the East African country is emerging like colossus. In the same month that South Africa emerged from apartheid to enjoy the warmth of global

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Sen. Gaya joins race for Deputy Senate President

Daily Dispatch April 4, 2019

Senator Kabiru Gaya has joined the race for Deputy Senate President ahead of the inauguration of the Ninth Senate in June. Gaya, who won his re-election for the 9th Senate, announced the bid while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. While assuring his colleagues of inclusiveness, the lawmaker said he possessed the required qualification to […]

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The monies I received were gifts for my daughter’s wedding, not bribe – Onnoghen

Daily Dispatch April 4, 2019

The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen has said that the money paid into his account sometime in 2015 were gifts for his daughter’s wedding, and not bribe as alleged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a petition filed before the National Judicial Council (NJC), at its sitting on Wednesday, […]

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25,100 people died on EU roads in 2018 — EU

Daily Dispatch April 4, 2019

The European Commission (EU) on Thursday, said about 25,100 people died on EU roads in 2018, 1 per cent down from the previous year. The commission noted that one of the four key factors in causing road accident was the use of media such as mobile phones in cars. The European Union has a goal […]

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Secondus salutes elected PDP Governors, legislators. …..says outcome is due to performance

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2019

  …..insists that God will delver the ultimate justice to the party. The National Chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has praised the resilience of members of the party across the country particularly the elected ones for their extra ordinary show of capacity to resist and withstand brutality, blatant […]

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Senate, Buhari on collision course

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2019

The Senate has said that the letter by President Muhammadu Buhari in which he claimed that the National Assembly’s approval for refunds to Delta and Taraba State Governments was different from what the Federal Executive Council approved, must have resulted from misinformation by his aides. The Senate in a statement on Wednesday by Yusuph Olaniyonu […]