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Abuja airport closure among toughest challenges of this administration

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says closing the Abuja International Airport and its accompanying logistics challenges “rank among the most intimidating challenges” of the present administration. He said the timely completion of the reconstruction of the airport runway

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Malabu Scandal: Adoke Gives Conditions For His Return To Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

Nigeria’s former attorney general, Bello Adoke, named as an alleged beneficiary in the $1.3 billion Malabu oil scam, has said he may not return home until he gets some concessions from the Nigerian government. “I will definitely come back, if I have the assurance that they will not harm me, they will not humiliate me any […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Turkish referendum: EU calls for “transparent investigations”

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

The European Union on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to launch “transparent investigations” after international observers criticised the fairness of the voting process during the recent referendum. The spokesperson for the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, said the call comes after Turkey rejected international observers’ criticism of the referendum on

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Breaking:Former EFCC Boss Farida Waziri Loses Husband….Buhari Sends Condolence Message

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Farida Waziri has lost her husband. Adamu Waziri who served as Nigeria’s former ambassador to Turkey died on Monday, April 17. Late Waziri also served as a senator at the sixth National Assembly. Condoling with Waziri’s family, President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement signed […]

NEWS

Nigeria should breakup, enough is enough – Fani-Kayode

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode has called for the division of the country, saying the only way forward for Nigeria was to either break up or get restructured.  The former Minister made the remark while reacting to a recent assertion by elder statesman, Tanko Yakasai who said it was the […]

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Passengers panic as smoke engulfs ‘Lagos-bound’ aircraft

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

Twitter user, Oriaku Okwesilieze, took to the social media platform on Tuesday to narrate how smoke engulfed an aircraft reportedly travelling from Port Harcourt to Lagos. Tweeting via @puffypearl, she said, “20 minutes after take off, our aero contractor flight started smoking. For 35 min we were chanting prayers, screaming, panicking”. She added that “the […]