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Police nab 40 more kidnap suspects in Abuja-Kaduna road

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

The anti-kidnapping Special Forces of the Nigerian Police have arrested additional 40 persons for their alleged involvement in the abduction of motorists and travellers along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. About 32 of such persons were picked up last week after a re-jig in the police formation in

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I didn’t ask anyone to collect money from people – EFCC boss says

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has denied sending people to collect money on his behalf. This is following reports that some fraudsters have been collecting money from top ministers and other civil servants in Magu’s name. According to Vanguard, the dupes also created a Facebook account in the […]

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Fayose appoints new commissioners

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday named new members of the State Executive Council. Fayose had about a month ago dissolved the Ekiti State Executive Council. The appointment of the new commissioners was contained in a statement by Fayose’s Special Adviser on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka. Those appointed and their […]

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Constitution review: Why Presidential assent unnecessary – Saraki

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2017

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has said that presidential assent was an unnecessary addition to the process of amendment of the Constitution. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that it was with conviction on that that the 8th National Assembly approved the removal of presidential assent to an amended […]

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Restructuring: Atiku Abubakar engages British Prime Minister, Theresa May

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2017

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has engaged the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, in talks over the burning issue of Nigeria’s restructuring. This was disclosed on Thursday by Reno Omokri, former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, through his Facebook page. Omokri, who shared a picture showing Atiku Abubakar in conversation with the British […]

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Cameroon denies maltreating, killing Nigerians

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2017

Cameroon has denied reports of the killing of 97 Nigerian fishermen by its gendarmes in Bakassi peninsula and maltreating Nigerian refugees in that country. A three-man delegation dispatched by Cameroonian President Paul Biya stated this in Abuja on Thursday at a joint briefing at the end of a meeting with the Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey […]