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[UPDATED] Breaking: Gunmen set police headquarters on fire, free prisoners

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2021

No fewer than 2,000 inmates escaped on Monday morning in Owerri, the Imo State capital when suspected hoodlums attacked the Correctional Facility near the State Government House. The hoodlums also attacked the Imo Police command headquarters where they freed another 600 suspects in custody.

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INEC to resume continuous voters registration on June 28

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2021

The Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise will resume on June 28 across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced the date for the resumption of the exercise on Thursday at a press briefing held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He disclosed that […]

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NAF’s combat Aircraft on routine mission in Northeast disappears from radar

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2021

ANigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft on routine mission in North-east has lost radar contact. In a terse release, the Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet confirmed the incident. The release read, “A NAF aircraft on routine mission in support of own troops at one of the Theatres of Operation in […]

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Another 255 stranded Nigerians return from Saudi Arabia

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2021

Another batch of Nigerians, numbering 255, stranded in Saudi Arabia have returned to the country. This was announced on Monday by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). In a post on Twitter sharing pictures of the returnees, NIDCOM said the 255 stranded Nigerians arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja via Saudi Air Flight […]

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Breaking: Visa Accepts Payment In Crypto

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2021

Visa Inc. has announced it will permit the use of the crypto in settling transactions on its payment network, the latest sign of growing acceptance of Crypto assets by a major financial player. In a report credited to Reuters the crypto asset being used is the USDC stablecoin crypto whose value is pegged directly to […]

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Tinubu’s penchant for grooming leaders legendary – Fayemi

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2021

Ekiti Governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum Kayode Fayemi, has congratulated the former Lagos Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his 69th birthday. Fayemi, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, in Ado-Ekiti, described the National leader of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) as a selfless leader whose penchant and knack […]