LEAD STORY 1

EFCC after bank MD over N13billion fraud

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is after the Managing Director of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo, who has allegedly ignored a series of invitations from the commission. Impeccable sources at the EFCC told PUNCH that Sekibo was invited for his role in the alleged diversion of N13bn

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Arewa youth to Igbo: Ignore IPOB, there’s no need to leave the north

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

The Igbo residing in the north have been asked to stay put in the region by the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum who had earlier issued an October 1 quit notice to them. Although th controversial notice was withdrawn last week, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had urged the Igbo to pack their things and leave the […]

NEWS

NLC kicks as soldiers kill 10-year-old during Imo market protest + photos

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

One of the Labour movements in Nigeria, the United Labour Congress of Nigeria, has kicked over the demolition of the Eke Ukwu Market in Owerri, Imo State. The demolition of the market was ordered by the Imo State Government under the leadership of Governor Rochas Okorocha. The demolition, carried out overnight, led to a protest […]

NEWS

Uwazuruike accuses DSS of funding IPOB

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

Leader of the Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike has revealed those funding the Nnamdi Kanu led Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Uwazuruike, who formed Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, now led by Comrade Uchenna Madu, alleged that the Department of State Service, DSS, was funding Kanu and […]

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Arrest Northern Youths, and those behind disparage Igbo song- UN tells FG

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

The United Nations, UN, has called for the arrest and prosecution of Northern youths that on June 6 issued a “quit notice” to Igbo living in the region. Though the coalition last week announced the withdrawal of the notice, it vowed to pursue their other listed demands up to the UN. The Northern youths’ demands […]

LEAD STORY 2

Plan to re-arrest Kanu: Ohanaeze spits fire, asks FG not to dare it

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

The President of the Igbo apex socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, has kicked against the planned re-arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, by the Federal Government. Nwodo stated Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s position on Saturday in a statement, accusing the Federal Government of bias. The Federal Government had on […]