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Northern Youth Eviction Threat: Osinbajo to meet northern elders

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is scheduled to meet with northern elders today. The meeting is believed to be connected to the October 1 ultimatum given recently by some northern youths asking Igbo residents in the north to vacate the region. The meeting, according to sources in the Presidency,

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FRSC to conduct psychiatric tests on drivers who use phones while driving

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2017

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), will conduct psychiatric tests on traffic law offenders in the country, starting from July 1. The corps marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, made this known on Monday at the opening of a five-day training programme for FRSC officials on traffic safety for non-motorised transportation in Abuja. Oyeyemi said they were empowered […]

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FCT, Lagos record 58,566 crime cases in 2016 – NBS

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2017

The National Bureau of Statistics has said the FCT and Lagos State reported a total of 58,566 crime cases in 2016. The NBS stated this in: “Crime Statistics: Reported by Type and State in 2016,” and posted on the bureau’s website on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the bureau, the FCT and Lagos State reported […]

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$1.1B Malabu deal: Absence of defendants stall Adoke’s arraignment

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2017

Absence of defendants on Tuesday stall the arraignment of former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) and others over their alleged role in the Malabu oil deal before an Abuja Federal High Court. The case, before Justice John Tsoho, was subsequently adjourned to October 26 for arraignment. Earlier, counsel to the […]

Judges’ recall: NJC deliberately misrepresenting facts – Presidency

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2017

The Presidency has accused the National Judicial Council of deliberate misrepresentation of the law and facts over the recall of some suspended judges. In a statement issued on Monday, in Abuja, Okoi Obono-Obla, the Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, said some assertions made by the NJC on the issue were false. Obono-Obla said […]

Death of Lasun’s Aide: Legislative Aides Protest Says Death Was As A Result of Non-payment of Salaries

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2017

The death of an aide to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yussuf Suleiman Lasun, Hassan Abiodun, on Tuesday triggered protests by hundred of legislative aides who blamed it on non- payment of salaries and allowances by the National Assembly. The protesters who wore black attire and carried placards that read, ‘We are […]