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NDRC militants threatens to resume attacks on oil installations

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, one of the militant groups that asked the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, led by Chief Edwin Clark, to stop all engagements with the Federal Government, has announced that it will commence fresh attacks on oil facilities on September 31. “Our grievance

Politics

APC Legal Adviser, Muiz Banire drag to court over electoral fraud

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The Deputy Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun Sanni, has dragged the National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Muiz Banire, before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja over alleged forgery of his purported withdrawal letter from the 2015 election into Lagos Island Constituency 1 of the House. Sanni […]

Politics

Suspension: I have been vindicated by confused Oyegun-NWC – Frank 

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has said that the position of the National Working Committee (NWC) which nullified suspension of Muize Banire by the party’s executive committee in Mushin Local government area of Lagos state, has vindicated him. Chief John Oyegun-led NWC had issued a statement […]

Politics

VON DG to Atiku: Join Buhari in restructuring infrastructure deficit first 

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr. Osita Okechukwu has appealed to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and other well meaning Nigerians, to join President Muhammadu Buhari in restructuring the deficit infrastructure in Nigeria. Okechukwu recalled that the former ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), did not restructure the infrastructure

Politics

Ekiti 2018 poll: Journalist joins governorship race

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

Atoye Ariyo-Dare, a former Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria and pro-democracy activist, has declared his intention to contest the governorship election in Ekiti State in 2018. Ariyo-Dare, who said he is member of the Peoples Democratic Party, made his intention known on Saturday at an interactive session with journalists in Ado-Ekiti. The 36-year-old […]

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Move to make NFIU independent of EFCC will do more harm than good-Dogara

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives, says the move by the Senate to make the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) independent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may result in more harm than good. Dogara’s comment is contained in the current edition of EFCC newsletter, EFCCAlert. According to Dogara, an autonomous […]