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[Video] Nigerians protest at Police HQ over video showing Senator Abbo assaulting woman in sex toy shop

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2019

Some Nigerians on Wednesday morning protested at the Police Headquarters over a video clip which surfaced online on Tuesday showing a lawmaker, Senator Elisha Cliff Abbo, assaulting a saleswoman at an adult sex shop in Abuja. According to news monitored on TVC News, one of the protesters said

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AfCFTA: Buhari explains why Nigeria won’t rush to sign

Daily Dispatch June 27, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja received the report on the impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Nigeria’s readiness for it. The African Union Heads of States had on March 21, 2018 adopted the Phase I Agreement on the AfCFTA at its 10th Extraordinary Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. President Buhari, […]

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Oshiomhole is playing godfather in Edo politics – former aide proofs

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2019

ABIODUN JIMOH, BENIN CITY Hon. Charles Idahosa, the former political adviser to Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has come up with proof that Oshiomhole is playing the godfather in the politics of Edo State. Idahosa, the chieftain of the APC in Edo State said: “Oshiomhole must have been joking when he denied his

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I’m ready to serve the country if given the opportunity – ex-NNPC GMD, Baru

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2019

The outgoing Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, says he is willing and ready to do more if given the opportunity to serve the country. Baru said this while speaking to journalists on the sideline of the 2019 Annual Lecture, Life Achievement Awards and Induction of New Fellows of […]

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Ondo Assembly sacks 18 LG council bosses

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2019

The Ondo State House of Assembly has sacked the caretaker chairmen of the 18 Local Governments councils in the state. The House said the dissolution, which takes effect from Thursday, June 13, 2019, equally affects the supervisory councillors in the state. The sacked officials were asked handover to the Directors of Local Government Administration, (DLG) […]

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Lawan swears in Okorocha as senator

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2019

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday sworn in a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, as a senator. Okorocha was not inaugurated on Tuesday because he had yet to collect his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission. The former governor will represent the Imo West Senatorial District at the […]