BUSINESS

NGO to Malami: Revoke FG’s Malabu’s OPL 245 licence, discontinue relationship with ENI/Shell

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

A Nigerian based non-governmental organisation, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), has urged the Federal Government to outrightly revoke the OPL 245 licence granted to Malabu Oil, just as it also asked the Nigerian Government to immediately discontinue its

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Falana asks Saraki to return pension, house given to him by Kwara

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has called on Senate President Bukola Saraki to return the entire pension he received since 2007 from Kwara state government to the state. He also asked him to relinquish the house the state government bought for him in Abuja. Last week, Saraki said he had written to the Kwara state […]

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[Updated] Breaking: Gunmen kill over 50 worshippers in Anambra church + photos, videos

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

Gunmen on Sunday stormed the St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. They were said to have killed no fewer than 50 worshippers out of the over 100 at the early morning mass. An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday that the gunmen went into the […]

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Obasanjo visits Zambia’s President, jailed opposition leader

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has held talks with Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu and he is to visit imprisoned opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema. Obasanjo met with Lungu on Saturday at the State House in Lusaka. According to President Lungu’s spokesperson, Mr. Amos Chanda, the two leaders discussed peace efforts as well as his anti-polio campaign in […]

Politics

APC UK meets, proffers solutions to Nigeria’s problems

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

The members of the All Progressives Congress, United Kingdom chapter converged on Saturday to proffer strategies on how to move Nigeria forward. The meeting, which was the mid-year gathering of the party faithful across the United Kingdom, was witnessed by scores of members who also reiterated their support for Nigeria’s governing party, APC. At the […]

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Boko Haram: Defence Minister visits troops in North-East

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, on Sunday began a two-day assessment visit in the troubled North-East region.  Dan-Ali is billed to visit  troops in the frontline of Operation Lafiya Dole, with a view to encourage and boost their morale. Col. Tukur Gusau, the Media Aide to the Minister, told newsmen in Maiduguri that it […]