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LEAD STORY 1

Boko Haram: Ali Ndume defeats FG, as court acquits him of charges

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

An Abuja division of the Federal High Court yesterday discharged former Senate Majority Leader, Ali Ndume, of the four-count charge of terrorism brought against him by the Federal Government in November 2011. Ndume who represents Borno South senatorial district, was discharged by Justice

LEAD STORY 2

Prices of cooking gas to crash by 20 per cent- NLNG Boss

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

Managing Director Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Mr. Tony Attah has disclosed that the ex-depot price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) popularly called cooking gas is set to crash by about 20 per cent in the next few weeks. Attah gave this cheering news during a facility tour of some LPG plants in Lagos yesterday. He disclosed […]

NEWS

Fowler: If you earn N2m and your house is worth N50m, we’ll ask questions

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

Babatunde Fowler, chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), says tax declaration should be consistent with the lifestyle of Nigerians. He said if someone says he or she earns N2 million and owns a house worth N50 million and a car worth N10 million, the tax agencies will ask questions. Speaking about the voluntary […]

Nigeria must not be allowed to experience another bloodshed-Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, says he has no apology for retiring officers of the Nigerian military who had been exposed to politics as at the inception of the current democratic dispensation in 1999. He disclosed that his decision to retire military officers who had held political positions as at the time he came on […]

FEATURES

How Badoo gang broke into two churches, stole phones, killed three people

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

July 4, 2017, is a day members of the Celestial Church of Christ, Orisun Ayomi parish, would not forget in a hurry. The church located on Anibaba street, Owode Weighbridge along Ikorodu road in Lagos, played host to members of the deadly Badoo gang which has been terrorising residents of Ikorodu for over a year. According to the head […]

Politics

Ekweremadu: Melaye’s recall move futile without convincing Senate

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2017

The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has said that the ongoing move to recall Senator Dino Melaye would be an exercise in futility if those orchestrating his recall fail to convince lawmakers why the senator should be recalled. Making his contribution on a point of order raised by Senator Melaye to notify the […]