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ECOWAS heads of immigration meet in Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is currently hosting Heads of ECOWAS Immigration in Abuja to a meeting to review the irregularities in the system as well as improve data sharing. The brainstorming is coming at a time that the 16 member bloc is threatened by porous borders as well as the

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AGF Malami denies rift with EFCC

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said there is no rift between his office and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Malami made the clarification on the relationship on Thursday in Abuja while fielding questions from newsmen. The attorney-general, who is also the Minister of Justice, was specifically reacting to the question […]

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Bomb blast rocks Molai Hospital Maiduguri

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

Suspected suicide bombers have detonated improvise explosive devices, IEDs, at the Molai General Hospital in Maiduguri. The explosions were detonated in series of three. The first explosion was around 3:50 am, while the second and third explosions was around 5:00am and 5:30 am, respectively. Details later….

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N1b Dangote compensation: Nasarawa monarch assures of fair disbursement

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

Mohammed Ibrahim-Shuaibu, a traditional ruler in Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has assured his subjects of equitable distribution of the N1 billion compensation paid by Dangote Group of Companies. The company paid the amount over its proposal to establish a sugar refinery in Tunga. The monarch gave the assurance on Thursday in an […]

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Police nab 40 more kidnap suspects in Abuja-Kaduna road

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

The anti-kidnapping Special Forces of the Nigerian Police have arrested additional 40 persons for their alleged involvement in the abduction of motorists and travellers along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. About 32 of such persons were picked up last week after a re-jig in the police formation in that axis following an alarming increase in kidnap cases. […]

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I didn’t ask anyone to collect money from people – EFCC boss says

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has denied sending people to collect money on his behalf. This is following reports that some fraudsters have been collecting money from top ministers and other civil servants in Magu’s name. According to Vanguard, the dupes also created a Facebook account in the […]