NEWS

Three killed in bank gun attack — Police

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

Police said attackers shot and killed three people in a raid on a commercial bank in northeast Kenya’s on Friday. Police commander Charles Chacha said that the civilians and a police officer died in the attack in Mandera County. “There were five armed gangsters. When they arrived at the bank,

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Anti-graft war: EFCC rewards 25 youths

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

The EFCC has rewarded 25 youths with Net book laptops with Bribe Buster application for joining the Commission in the anti-corruption campaign through their art works. Mr Osita Nwajah, the Director, Public Affairs of the commission, presented the gifts to the youths during the launch of the Creative Youth Community Development Initiative (CYCDI), an NGO, […]

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Referendum: Kanu gives condition for November election in Anambra, threatens 2019 general elections

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu  says the November 18 governorship election in Anambra state will not hold unless the federal government conducts a referendum on Biafra. He threatened that members of his group might also boycott the 2019 general election in Biafra land should the government refused to heed […]

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APC governors condemn growing ethnic agitations

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

Governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, have condemned recent ethnic-based calls for Nigeria to break up. The governors made their position known Thursday in a statement issued by the director general of the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, Salihu Lukman, in Abuja. The statement said in line with the “social […]

Politics

Recall: I’m yet to receive any letter from INEC – Melaye

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

The embattled representative of Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, on Thursday said he is yet to receive any letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission on his planned recall by his constituents. INEC had on Thursday said a letter has been sent to Melaye notifying him that it has received a petition for […]

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I’m not worried by your decision to appeal against CCT ruling, Saraki tells FG

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said he is unperturbed by the decision of the Federal Government to appeal the ruling of the Code of Conduct Tribunal that discharged and acquitted him of allegations of false assets declaration. The tribunal, headed by Justice Danladi Umar, has last week said based on […]