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Anambra factional Speaker presides over plenary with 25 out of 30 members

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

The factional Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Ikem Uzoezie on Thursday held a  plenary session with 25 out of the 30 members of the house amidst tight security. Before the session, the resumed sitting of the house on Thursday assumed a violent dimension as policemen blocked the

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4 family members die, others hospitalised after eating `Amala’

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

Four members of a family in Ilorin were feared dead after the consumption of `amala’ meal, suspected to be poisonous. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that four others who took from the meal, had also been hospitalised at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). The incident happened at Magaji-Ogo community behind Kwara […]

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N30, 000 minimum wage: Labour replies govs, says they cannot be intimidated

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC ) has condemned the reported threat by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), to sack workers if the new national minimum wage of N30,000 is implemented. Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, in a statement issued on Thursday, November 15, in Abuja, said the threat was not new. Wabba was reacting to the […]

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Ganduje sues Daily Nigerian for N3billion over Dollar video

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has sued an online platform, Daily Nigerian and its publisher, Jafaar Jafaar, for defamation. He is claiming N3billion in damages. Counsel to Ganduje, Nuradeen A. Ayagi in a writ of summons tendered before the High Court demanded the defendants to file an appearance before 14 days. The writ was […]

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Nile university to host world television day on Nov. 20

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

ABIODUN JIMOH, BENIN CITY The Nile University, Mass Communication Department, Abuja will be organising an event which coincide with this year annual celebration of World Television Day on November 20, 2018 at the University lecture auditorium. The event themed ‘The role of the media in promoting peaceful coexistence in a multicultural society,’ is being

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Emotan Gardens will address housing deficit – EDPA boss

Daily Dispatch November 14, 2018

ABIODUN JIMOH, BENIN CITY Executive Chairman, Edo Development and Property Agency (EDPA), Ms. Isoken Omo, has said that the agency was repositioned by the Governor Godwin Obaseki led-administration to provide affordable housing and properly engage with the private sector to provide investors with exciting investment options, such as the Emotan Gardens Estate. Omo, who