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Boko Haram attack on NNPC, UNIMAID staff: Intelligence agencies probe phone call of convoy members

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The recent deadly Boko Haram attack on a convoy prospecting for oil in Nigeria’s part of the Lake Chad Basin, which left in its trail loss of lives, property and abductions, has necessitated a joint security intelligence service in examining calls and messages within the Yesu District in

FEATURES

The dirty oil deals that nailed Diezani, Omokore and Aluko

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

TheCable has obtained copies of the controversial strategic alliance agreement (SAA) between the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) Ltd and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts (AEDC) Ltd that allegedly ripped off Nigeria by billions of dollars between 2011 and 2015. The SAAs are often derided by industry experts as the biggest organised scam in the history of

BUSINESS

Half year: Dangote Cement records 12.6% sales volume increase across Africa

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced its unaudited results for the six months ended June 30, 2017, posting a 12.6 per cent increase in sales volume across Africa. In the financials released on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the increase in sales volume showed a growing capture of pan-African market as […]

NEWS

NDRC militants threatens to resume attacks on oil installations

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, one of the militant groups that asked the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, led by Chief Edwin Clark, to stop all engagements with the Federal Government, has announced that it will commence fresh attacks on oil facilities on September 31. “Our grievance with government is that after the consolatory statement of […]

Politics

APC Legal Adviser, Muiz Banire drag to court over electoral fraud

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The Deputy Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun Sanni, has dragged the National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Muiz Banire, before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja over alleged forgery of his purported withdrawal letter from the 2015 election into Lagos Island Constituency 1 of the House. Sanni […]

Politics

Suspension: I have been vindicated by confused Oyegun-NWC – Frank 

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has said that the position of the National Working Committee (NWC) which nullified suspension of Muize Banire by the party’s executive committee in Mushin Local government area of Lagos state, has vindicated him. Chief John Oyegun-led NWC had issued a statement […]