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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 […]

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El-Rufai’s convoy foils kidnapping along Kaduna-Abuja road

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2019

The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai’s convoy foiled attempted kidnapping of motorists along Kaduna-Abuja road on Wednesday afternoon. The Governor who was on his way to Abuja got to the Akilubu village around 3:40pm, sighted dozens of vehicles parked by citizens alarmed that kidnappers were ahead. Security operatives in the governor’s convoy […]

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Alleged False Assets Declaration: Onnoghen closes defence

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2019

The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, closed his defence on Wednesday, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Abuja, in his ongoing trial on the charges bordering on assets declaration breaches, after calling his driver of 20 years as his witness. The lead counsel to Onnoghen, Chief Chris Uche (SAN), told the court […]

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Merkel congratulates Buhari on re-election

Daily Dispatch April 2, 2019

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called President Muhammadu Buhari to congratulate him on the resounding victory in the February 23 presidential election in Nigeria. Chancellor Merkel pledged to continue co-operation with Nigeria on peace and security, while promoting investment and trade for sustainable economic development. President Buhari, in a statement by the