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High Profile Cases: AGF Accuses Magu of Breaching EFCC (Enforcement) Regulations 2010

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

The office of the attorney-general of the federation is heading for a showdown with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly breaching the rules in its prosecutions. An EFCC official, who declined to be named, told TheCable that Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the

NEWS

How to end poverty, illiteracy, other crisis in Northern Nigeria — Sultan, Onaiyekan, Jega, others

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

High profile persons from Northern Nigeria have expressed worry about how the dismal state of the region has weighed heavily on the overall tribulation of Nigeria as a nation. Premium Times reports that Eleven leaders associated with the Senior Working Group signed a statement, titled: ‘For the Wellbeing of Nigerians,’ which highlighted immediate crises in […]

BUSINESS

Ethiopian Airlines launches Kaduna to Addis Ababa flights

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

Passengers from the north-west can now get regular international flights from the Kaduna international airport without travelling to Abuja. Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, launched the Kaduna to Addis Ababa flights on Tuesday, saying regular international flights and an inland container terminal would help Kaduna economy overcome the disadvantage of not being

NEWS

No National ID Number, No International Passport-Mohammed Babandede

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

The federal government says starting from 2018, no Nigerian will obtain or renew their international passports without having the national identification number (NIN). Mohammed Babandede, comptroller general of the Nigeria immigraition service (NIS), said this on Tuesday while addressing state house correspondents after a meeting of the database harmonisation committee. He

Politics

Anambra gov: We didn’t endorse Andy Uba- ACPN

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), has disassociated itself from the purported endorsement by of Sen. Andy Uba by some fifteen political parties, describing it as a “blackmail of the highest order.” ACPN National Chairman Alhaji Ganiyu Galadima, while reacting to the media reports that his party and others endorsed the governorship aspirant of […]

There Is No Internal Democracy In APC – Atiku

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2017

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has continued his criticism of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over failure to organise statutory meetings for the organs of the party. Atiku lamented that the situation shows a lack of internal democracy in the ruling party. He said this at the 2nd Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) Annual […]