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2014 National Confab: “A Gathering of Thieves and Fraudulent Personalities”- Akeredolu

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN took a swipe at prominent Nigerians who participated at the 2014 National Confab, describing the confab as a gathering of “thieves and fraudulent personalities”. He posited further by saying “they gathered themselves together and

NEWS

Harassment by Security Agencies: Patience Jonathan Petitions House of Reps

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

Patience Jonathan, wife of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has urged the house of representatives to call the security agencies “harassing her” to order. Gogo Bright, a lawmaker from Rivers state, presented the petition to the house on Thursday. Bright said as a result of the sacrifices made by her husband for the country, the house should wade into the […]

LEAD STORY 1

Nigeria ranked 5th most dangerous country in the world [See list]

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

Nigeria has been placed 5th in the ranking of the most dangerous country in the world by The World Economic Forum, WEF. The ranking is part of WEF’s biennial tourism report with one section focusing on safety and security. 136 countries were ranked and Nigeria was the 5th most dangerous based on violence and terroristic […]

Senate plans to stop members from honouring EFCC invitations until Magu is removed

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

*EFCC plans mass arrest of Senators *Upper house may pass resolution asking Nigerians on corrupt charges not to honour the commission’s invitation The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to move against some serving senator at the National Assembly, Daily Times reports. The commission’s decision to make these arrests follows allegations that

INTERVIEW

Nobody Can Force Igbos To Quit North – Wahiwe

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

Eze Pampas Ngozi Wahiwe is the Eze Igbo of Minna, Niger State. He also doubles as the chairman of Association of Ndi Eze Igbo in the 19 northern states. In this interview he spoke on the quit notice given to the Igbos by the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) to leave the region on or […]

BUSINESS

Nigerian crude waits for buyers

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

Nigerian crude for August loading is proving slow to find buyers amid rising supply, Reuters quoting oil trading sources has reported. Reuters said the supply glut is a sign that an expected second-half rebalancing of the global market is getting off to a slow start. An increase in production in Nigeria and Libya, where conflict […]