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IBB justifies why Vasta, nine others were summarily executed

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2025

Former military president Ibrahim Babangida has justified why his boyhood friend and classmate, Mamman Jiya Vatsa, and nine other top military officers, who were accused of plotting to overthrow him, were summarily executed in March 1986. General Babangida’s version of the killing of Vatsa and

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USAID: ‘Forget getting aids elsewhere, be innovative’ – Okonjo-Iweala tells African leaders

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2025

The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has admonished African leaders to look past the era of waiting to receive aid from developed nations and instead be creative with the domestic resources available in the continent. United States President Donald Trump recently announced the suspension of United States Agency for […]

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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 that under the Federal Government’s privatisation policy, […]

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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 […]