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Constitution amendment: Senate will revisit devolution of powers – Saraki

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said that the devolution of powers bill would be revisited, when the National Assembly resumes from its recess. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, Kwara state on Saturday, Saraki stated that the bill did not scale through, because of the pervasive

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Death toll in Boko Haram attack on NNPC, UNIMAID convoy now over 70

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

The death toll in the attack by the Boko Haram sect on the convoy of those prospecting for oil in Nigeria’s part of the Lake Chad Basin may have risen to over 70, AFP is reporting. According to the News Agency, a source in the team carrying out the rescue operation put the death toll […]

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Oshiomhole attacks Fayose, describe him as a mad man out to disgrace others

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

Immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, has admitted that President Muhammadu Buhari is sick. He, however, said the sickness was not as worse as many people may believe. He said the recent visit to the ailing president was a clear indication that those wishing him death have been put to shame. […]

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Counter-insurgency: NAF deploys additional Special Forces, equipment

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

The Nigerian Air Force has introduced additional measures aimed at increasing its operational capability in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the North-East. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, said in statement in Abuja on Saturday. He said that the measures include: the deployment of additional

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NEWS Death toll in Boko Haram attack on NNPC, UNIMAID convoy now over 70

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

The death toll in the attack by the Boko Haram sect on the convoy of those prospecting for oil in Nigeria’s part of the Lake Chad Basin may have risen to over 70, AFP is reporting. According to the News Agency, a source in the team carrying out the rescue operation put the death toll […]

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Banks create enabling environment for thieves to loot Nigeria’s money-Magu

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2017

The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has expressed his opinion over plans to separate the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) from the parent body. Magu made this observation when he received a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday, July 27. Magu accused banks in the […]