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MTN TV Game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Suspended Indefinitely

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

After 13 years of enriching MTN-sponsored popular TV game show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire will be going off air indefinitely. The suspension of the programme was announced on Sunday in a series of tweets on the show’s official Twitter page, @WWTBAM. Though details behind the indefinite

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Customs generates N239.4bn in first quarter, 2017

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

The Nigerian Custom Service generated a total sum of N239.4bn in the first three months of this year, figures obtained from the Federal Ministry of Finance have revealed. The amount is contained in a document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja,  showing the activities of the ministry of finance in […]

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Nigeria can’t continue to dance on the graves of our children – Ezekwesili

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

The highly anticipated women empowerment show, Against The Odds with Peace Hyde, is set to premier on June 30, 2017 on Pan African Business Channel, CNBC Africa, Channel 410 on DSTV. The show is the latest installment from Forbes Woman Africa (www.ForbesAfrica.com) depicting the journey of some of the most influential women in West and […]

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Suspected kidnappers, ritualists’ den discovered beside Ondo Assembly

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

An uncompleted two-storey building suspected to be a hideout of kidnappers and ritualists was on Monday discovered in Alagbaka area of Akure, the Ondo State capital. The building is located a few meters away from the Ondo State House of Assembly and it is behind the popular government-owned events centre, the Gani Fawehinmi Arcade, said to […]

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26 states owe LG workers’ salaries – NULGE

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) said that 23 states of the federation currently owed local government workers arrears of salaries ranging from one to 16 months. National President of the union, Ibrahim Khaleel stated this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. According to […]

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Masari secures release of 61 inmates in Katsina

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has personally secured the release of 61 inmates in the state, after paying their fines. The gesture was to enable them regain their freedom and celebrate Eid el-Fitr with their family in their respective communities. This was disclosed in a statement by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, […]