BUSINESS

Cross River govt to lose Tinapa to ECOWAS Bank over debt

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

Government of Cross River State owed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bank several millions of Dollars collected as loan to construct Tinapa Premier Business and Leisure Resort. Governor Donald Duke led administration had initially budgeted USD350 million for the project

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Anambra Church Masacare: Feud Between Two Brothers From The Community Responsible

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has said that preliminary investigation shows that the shooting at St Philip’s Catholic church in Ozubulu was caused by a feud between two brothers from the community who live abroad. A gunman opened fire on worshippers at the church, killing at least eight people. The Anambra state government put the number […]

BUSINESS

NGO to Malami: Revoke FG’s Malabu’s OPL 245 licence, discontinue relationship with ENI/Shell

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

A Nigerian based non-governmental organisation, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), has urged the Federal Government to outrightly revoke the OPL 245 licence granted to Malabu Oil, just as it also asked the Nigerian Government to immediately discontinue its relationship with oil company, ENI/Shell. The organisation said the call for the

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Falana asks Saraki to return pension, house given to him by Kwara

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has called on Senate President Bukola Saraki to return the entire pension he received since 2007 from Kwara state government to the state. He also asked him to relinquish the house the state government bought for him in Abuja. Last week, Saraki said he had written to the Kwara state […]

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[Updated] Breaking: Gunmen kill over 50 worshippers in Anambra church + photos, videos

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

Gunmen on Sunday stormed the St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. They were said to have killed no fewer than 50 worshippers out of the over 100 at the early morning mass. An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday that the gunmen went into the […]

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Obasanjo visits Zambia’s President, jailed opposition leader

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has held talks with Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu and he is to visit imprisoned opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema. Obasanjo met with Lungu on Saturday at the State House in Lusaka. According to President Lungu’s spokesperson, Mr. Amos Chanda, the two leaders discussed peace efforts as well as his anti-polio campaign in […]