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BREAKING: Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Monday Igbuya impeached

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2017

The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly has been impeached. Speaker Monday Igbuya was impeached Thursday morning after 22 out of the 29 members of the state’s legislative assembly signed his impeachment. Igbuya was impeached during a session of the state House of Assembly

NEWS

PENPUSHING PLATFORM COMMENDS OGUN POLICE FOR SPEEDY ARREST OF GUNMAN WHO KILLED MOTORBOY

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2017

A group under the platform of penpushing, a renowned social media network has commended the Ogun State Police Command over speedy arrest of a gunman,who shot dead a motorboy in Abeokuta. The suspect,Tunde Olatubosun had on April 29 killed the motorboy,Rasaq at a carwash centre along Ewang Estate,Abeokuta, alleging that the fuel tanker the boy […]

EDUCATION

JAMB engages EFCC, ICPC, Police to monitor UTME exam centres

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2017

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said that operatives from the Nigeria Police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related offences Commission, ICPC, will monitor the examination centres in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UMTE. The exams will begin on Saturday May 13,

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2019 elections will be better than 2015 exercise – INEC assures US

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2017

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said the commission was committed to making future elections in the country better than the 2015 exercise. Yakubu gave the assurance when he received the new United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington at INEC headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja.  “After the […]

BUSINESS

FG releases N30 Bln for development of solid minerals sector

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2017

The Federal Government has released N30 billion for the development of the solid minerals sector, a top official of the Solid Minerals Development Fund has announced. Hajiya Hadiza Goni, Acting Secretary of the fund, made the announcement on Wednesday in Sokoto. She made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

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Kano Assembly sets up panel to probe Emir Sanusi

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2017

The Kano State House of Assembly has set up an eight-man ad hoc committee to investigate the allegations levelled against the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. Sanusi has been accused of mismanaging N4 billion he inherited from his predecessor, Ado Bayero. The palace has since denied the allegation. Ibrahim Gama, the member representing Nasarawa […]