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We have started the extradition of Diezani- Presidency, says Ibori will still be prosecuted in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2017

Special Assistant to the President on Prosecutions who is also the Chairman, Recovery of Public Property Panel, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla has disclosed that the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has commenced the extradition of former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison

Politics

The economy we inherited was left prostrate–the thieves of the last government – Segun Oni

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2017

A former Governor of Ekiti State and Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Segun Oni, has accused the past administration of Goodluck Jonathan of causing Nigeria’s economic woes. According to him, Jonathan should be held responsible for the nation’s poor economy. The former governor said Jonathan’s government ran the country aground by looting […]

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I did not investigate Diezani in 2015, we only probe NNPC- Senator Makarfi

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2017

The National Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has said he did not investigate a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke in 2015. Markafi was the Chairman Senate Committee on Finance then. Senator Makarfi spoke with journalists in Kaduna on Saturday where he noted that his panel was […]

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President Buhari leaves for Washington DC tomorrow, to meet with Donald Trump

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2017

Baring any last minute change of mind, President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria on Monday, September 4, 2017 for a trip to Washington, DC. Buhari’s trip to the US is at the invitation of President Donald Trump. SaharaReporters quoted a Nigerian Presidency source as saying that Trump had extended the invitation last February, shortly after […]

NEWS

Flood: 2, 600 houses to go in Makurdi

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2017

The Benue State government may commence demolition of hundreds of houses in Makurdi as soon as the State Executive Council gives approval. It was learnt that over 2,600 houses would be pulled down in an effort to end the perennial flood disasters in the state. Investigation revealed that the coastal nature of the state, after […]

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EFCC sends 103 high profile cases to office of the AGF

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has finally made the details of the high profile cases being handled by the anti-corruption agency available to the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice based on request. Sources at the commission said that the list sent to the AGF’s office a fortnight ago, […]