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Peter Obi warns Buhari, CJN to boycott swearing-in of Tinubu, says “tantamount to ending democracy”

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2023

The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, to boycott the swearing-in ceremony of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, slated for May 29, 2023. He made the call in

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Osinbajo opens up on why he contested against Tinubu in APC Primaries

Daily Dispatch May 5, 2023

Laolu Akande, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s spokesman has opened up on why his principal contested for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against Bola Tinubu, the President-elect. Recall Osinbajo was among those who contested the party’s presidential primary which was won by Tinubu. His decision to contest had drawn criticism from members […]

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How I was asked to lure Tinubu into PDP – Wike

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2023

Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State, has explained his attempts to get Bola Tinubu to defect from the All Progressives Congress and join the People’s Democratic Party in 2018. In an effort to persuade Tinubu to join the main opposition party, he claimed to have met the former governor of Lagos State in 2018 […]

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Sudan: 27 more Nigerian buses arrive Port Sudan + Video

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2023

Twenty-seven buses bearing Nigerians fleeing from the war in Sudan have arrived in Port Sudan ahead of the airlifting of the evacuees to Nigeria. The cheering news comes amid an earlier report by The Eagle Online that 449 Nigerians in Arqeen are to depart for Nigeria any moment from now. The Nigerians had departed Arqeen […]

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“Nigeria is worse off for not having Osinbajo as President” – Sanusi

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2023

The former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has said Nigeria lost for not having Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the country’s President. Sanusi said this at a virtual book launch titled, “Osinbajo Strides: Defining Moments of an Innovative Leader,” on Monday. The VP was one of the aspirants of the All Progressives Congress presidential […]

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How Tinubu bought London mansion for $10.8m – Report

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2023

Seyi, son of Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been linked to the purchase of a London mansion under fraud investigation by the federal government. Seyi reportedly bought the house in 2017 for $10.8m through his firm, Bloomberg reported. Citing previously unreported UK company documents, the report said the property, acquired by Seyi’s firm was […]