Politics

Edo House of Assembly Crisis Consumes Speaker, Deputy and Majority Leader

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

The crisis rocking Edo State House of Assembly for about two months reached its peak as the speaker, Rt. Hon. Justine Okonoboh, his deputy speaker, Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Ativie and the majority leader, Hon. Folly Ogedengbe were impeached on Monday. With this development, the 386 days immunity of

BUSINESS

Gombe Agric Ministry Denies Fraud In CBN Loan

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

The Gombe State Ministry of Agriculture has denied a recent report by an online medium, alleging that officials of the ministry extorted money from farmers who applied for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), loan under the Anchor Borrowers Programme. A statement issued by Alhaji Dahiru Buba Biri, the state Commissioner of Agriculture, said the […]

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Abdulsalami in connivance with others send me to Presidency to torture me-Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he was granted pardon for an offence he did not commit by the administration of the former head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar. The former president was granted pardon over a fathom military coup allegation by late General Sani Abacha and incarcerated in prison for months. Speaking at the opening […]

Politics

I was not barred from APC screening – Uba

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

Senator Andy Uba has debunked rumours that he was barred and locked out from the screening of governorship aspirants by the All Progressives Congress in Abuja. In a statement issued by Joseph Itazi, Media Aide to the Governorship aspirant, Uba said that the screening committee did not grill him but asked him to take a […]

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Corruption Worse Under Buhari Administration, Jonathan Fires Back

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has retorted that corruption in Nigeria is worse under the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari against the claims by the current government that corruption was at its peak while he ( Jonathan) was in government. The former President had stirred the hornets nest when he stated openly at the non-elective […]

Politics

I’m not running for governorship election in 2019 – Petroleum Minister, Kachikwu

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, on Monday disassociated himself from the alleged campaign posters of him running for governorship seat in Delta State. Kachikwu, who denied knowledge of the campaign posters which has flooded some parts of Abuja, said he has no interest in running for any elective office in Delta State.  In […]