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Just In: Emefiele granted N20m bail by federal high court

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2023

The suspended Governor of Nigeria Central Bank on Tuesday granted bail in the sum of N20million with surety in like sum by the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Justice Nicholas Oweibo granted bail after listening to the submissions of Emefiele’s counsel, Joseph Daudu (SAN). The judge

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INEC printed all 2023 election materials in Nigeria – Yakubu

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2023

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says all sensitive and non-sensitive materials used for the 2023 general election were printed in Nigeria. Yakubu, stated this during the commission’s quarterly consultative meeting with the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on the ongoing review of the 2023 general election held on

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Atiku Abubakar escaped Boko Haram’s attack

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2023

Atiku Abubakar has escaped what appeared to be a coordinated attack on him and his assets in Yola, Adamawa State reportedly by agents of the Boko Haram terrorist group. Atiku’s media office explained the aborted attack which was nipped in the bud following the arrest of some of the Boko Haram agents on Sunday night. […]

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Obasanjo: Nigeria has disappointed Africa, world

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2023

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, decried Nigeria’s inability to live up to expectations since it got independence about 63 years ago, stressing that the country had not only disappointed itself but also Africa and the world. Obasanjo disclosed this while delivering the keynote address at the public presentation of the book titled ‘Reclaiming the […]

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We were not aware of Tinubu’s drug-related forfeiture of $460,000 before the 2023 election

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the Presidential Election Petitions Court sitting in Abuja that it was unaware of the over 20-year old United States District Court judgment which ordered President Bola Tinubu to forfeit $460,000 suspected to be proceeds of narcotics trade. According to INEC, the case was not brought to its […]

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Senate launches into a closed-door meeting over ministers-nominees

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2023

The Senate is in a closed-door meeting to set the ground rules for the screening of President Bola Tinubu’s nominees for ministerial appointment. THE CONCLAVE reports that the list of ministers-nominees for appointment has been sent to the Senate. It could not be confirmed when the executive communication arrived at the Senate President’s office. There […]