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Restructuring alone will not solve Nigeria’s problems – Jonathan

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2021

A former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has said that restructuring alone can not solve Nigeria’s problems and cannot be done in isolation. The former President called for the issues of nepotism, ethnic and religious bias to be addressed. He stated this on Thursday while speaking at a

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Breaking: Forest guards, farmers, traders protest in Ondo, back Akeredolu’s vacation order

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2021

There was a heavy protest in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Thursday, as commercial drivers, members of the Nigeria Forest Services known as Forest guards, farmers and traders stormed the streets protesting in support of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu order to herdsmen to vacate forest reserves in the state within seven days. The protesters carried […]

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Niger Delta: Second wave of militancy imminent – IYC warns

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2021

The leadership of the pan-Ijaw youth group, Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, has raised fears over second wave of militancy in the Niger Delta region if the federal government fails to completely implement the full package of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The council said the country would not survive a fresh return to militancy […]

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You can’t chase away herdsmen, Presidency caution Akeredolu

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2021

The Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin has no right ro send away Fulani herdsmen in Ondo state, the Presidency said on Tuesday. Reacting to the order that the Fulani should vacate the forests in Ondo State, the Presidency said Akeredolu-s decision was wrong. A statement signed the Presidency spokesperson Garba Shehu urged restrain saying that […]

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National SIM blocking day postponed

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2021

The federal government has postponed the deadline pegged to block the SIM cards of Nigerians and legal residents who are yet to link their National Identification Number The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) made this known in a public notice published on Tuesday via the Commission’s official Twitter handle. Recall that the FG had on […]

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Maina sick, suffered partial stroke in prison – Lawyer

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2021

Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), suffered a partial stroke at the Kuje correctional center where he is being detained, his lawyer, Anayo Adibe, has said. Adibe, who spoke in an interview with a radio station, said his client is in a “very bad shape” and needs adequate medical attention. “I […]