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Xenophobia: Obasanjo reacts in a letter to Buthelezi

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2019

By ABIODUN JIMOH In what appears to be his first reaction on the Xenophobia attacks in South Africa, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has urged countries, whose citizens were affected to table appropriate motions at the African Union (AU) and consider other measures if the situation is

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Xenophobia: Ramaphosa sends special envoy to Nigeria, Zambia 5 other countries

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2019

Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, has dispatched three envoys to seven African countries, including Nigeria, to deliver messages of pan-African unity. This is after he was booed in Zimbabwe on Saturday at Robert Mugabe’s funeral while addressing mourners. He, however, apologised to the crowd saying the attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa was against the

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Tribunal: Presidency condemns media report, says Buhari retracted nothing

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2019

The Presidency has condemned what it described as ”a twisted story with malicious intent” which was published in Saturday Punch of Sept. 14, with the headline; “Tribunal: Buhari retracts, confesses he was under tension.” The news story was derived from what the President said when he received All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, who had come […]

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LAUTECH: Group backs Makinde, tells Osun govt to toe path of honour

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2019

By ABIODUN JIMOH A Group, the Ogbomoso Development Frontiers (ODF) has called on the government of Osun State to live up to its responsibilities on the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso or hand it over to Oyo State. The group, in a statement signed by its president, Mr Adebayo Ayandele, asked Osun state […]

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Court strikes out portion of Atiku’s petition alleging voters’ inducement against Osinbajo, others

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2019

The PEPC has upheld argument by President Muhammadu Buhari that it lacked the jurisdiction to entertain allegation of corrupt practices and voters’ inducement raised against Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the petition by Atiku Abubakar and the PDP. In its 5th ruling of the day, the court equally upheld the argument by Buhari’s legal team, […]

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Mugabe, an indomitable fighter for liberation of Zimbabwe – Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2019

By ABIODUN JIMOH Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late President of Zimbabwe, Robert G.Mugabe as an indomitable fighter who contributed in no small measure to the liberation of Zimbabwe from apartheid and oppressive radicalism. Mugabe, according to President Emmerson Manangagwa died in the early hours of Friday, in Singapore at the age […]