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30 years after son’s murder: Murtala Muhammed’s family calls for victims’ rights legislation.

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2023

In remembrance of their son and brother, Zackari Muhammed, the family of the late former Nigerian head of state, General Murtala Muhammed, has expressed profound discontent with the prosecution of murder trials in Nigeria. 27-year-old Zackari Muhammed, a finance graduate of the University of

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FG withdrew illegal possession of firearms case against Emefiele, file 20 new charges

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2023

Detained  Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, may not get a reprieve yet as the Federal Government on Tuesday filed fresh 20-count charges against him. This was consequent upon an oral application to withdraw the “illegal possession of firearms” case it filed against him at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Government filed […]

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Breaking: President Tinubu meeting with Ngozi Okonjo Iweala at the Presidential Villa

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2023

President Tinubu is currently meeting with the DG WTO, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala at the Presidential Villa. Dr Okonjo-Iweala, who walked into the Villa few minutes after 3pm, was accompanied by Dr Ali Pate, one of President Tinubu’s ministers-designate.

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Nigeria Armed Forces pledge 100 percent loyalty to Tinubu, his government

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2023

The Armed Forces of Nigeria have collectively pledged 100 percent loyalty to the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.This is coming on the heels of the resurgence of military coups in five African countries so far, the last being the Niger Republic this month, July.Speaking on Monday, after being decorated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, […]

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Tinubu appoints special investigator to probe CBN

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2023

The President, Bola Tinubu, has designated a special investigator to conduct an inquiry into the Central Bank of Nigeria. The appointment was made through a letter dated July 28, 2023, where the President named Jim Obazee, the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, as the chosen investigator. The President has tasked […]

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Niger Coup: EU insists coup plotters would never be recognised

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2023

… To Join ECOWAS in Imposition of Severe Sanctions The European Union (EU) has called on the coup plotters in Niger to vacant office and return government to democratically elected representatives, insisting that the government they formed would never be recognized. The EU also announced its readiness to join the Economic Community of West African […]