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Kofi Anan was a quintessential promoter of global peace – Atiku

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2018

Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar mourns the passing on of Mr. Kofi Annan, a former Secretary General of the United Nations. In a press statement by his media office in Abuja, the former Vice President describes Mr. Annan as a quintessential promoter of global peace; a great

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Oba of Benin warns politicians against wasting nation’s resources on politicking

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2018

Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has advised political leaders not to waste the nation’s wealth and resources on politicking, and settlement of quarrels. The Benin Monarch stressed that instead it should be used to improve the welfare of ordinary Nigerians, adding that if there is no peace […]

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Obaseki calls for action against attacks on aid workers, as world humanitarian day holds

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2018

A called for global action to halt attacks on humanitarian workers delivering aids to victims of conflicts across the world has been made. Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, gave this charge in Benin City, in commemoration of the World Humanitarian Day, marked on August 19 each year. He decried the growing disregard for international conventions and rules […]

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Obaseki commiserates with Ghanaian government over Kofi Annan’s death

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2018

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has commiserated with the Ghanaian government and family of Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and celebrated diplomat, over his passing at the age of 80. In a statement, Obaseki said Annan was a shining light of the African continent, who strode like a colossus in the diplomatic […]

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Screening for 250 job openings in EDSTMA commences in Benin

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2018

Bid to strengthen the operations of Edo State Traffic Management Agency (EDSTMA), across the state has commenced, just as the state government conducted aptitude test for applicants seeking to join the ranks of the agency. It could be recalled that thousands of applicants applied for the state government advertised 250 job openings in the agency […]

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Amosun Mourns Death of Kofi Annan

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2018

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has mourned the death of former Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan. The governor described the Nobel Laureate as a global statesman, consummate technocrat and accomplished diplomat. In a statement, signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Otunba Adedayo Adeneye, Amosun said late Annan