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Femi Adesina’s pilot son flies him for the first time to celebrate Father’s Day

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

In a bid to celebrate Father’s day, President Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina’s son has flown his father from Lagos to Abuja. Adesina’s son, Oluwatobi, who works at Arik Airline as a pilot flew his father for the first on Monday, June 19, a day after Father’s day.

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Quit notice to Igbos: Northern youths determined to cause another civil war – Ohanaeze

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has insisted that Arewa youths are determined to drag Nigeria into another civil war. Ohanaeze made the remark while reacting to a letter written to Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo by a coalition of Northern youths. In the letter, the youths had appealed to the Acting President to allow Igbos […]

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Atiku Disowns Enugu Integrity Group

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has denied associating with a group known as the Integrity Group. The group was alleged to have held a mobilisation meeting in support for Atiku Abukakar in Enugu last weekend. In a statement issued by the Atiku Media Office on Tuesday, the former vice president said the news about the […]

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EFCC arrests PSC director, Emmanuel Ibe for alleged N600m fraud

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has picked up the Director of Administration at the Police Service Commission, Emmanuel Ibe, for an alleged N600m fraud. Ibe was detained last week following a petition by some members of the Police Service Commission Cooperative Society that he allegedly collected millions of naira from them meant to be […]

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Dangote Cement hands drivers to Customs for carrying contraband

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The transport section of Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant, Ogun State, has intercepted one of the company’s trucks loaded with contraband in Ibadan, Oyo State, arrested its drivers and handed them over to the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). The arrest was effected by a team of the company’s security personnel led by its Chief Security Officer […]

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SERAP drags FG, Queen’s College to UN over pupils’ deaths, suffering

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has dragged the Federal Government and the management of Queens College over the recent deaths three pupils in the schools. SERAP, in a statement on Tuesday by its Deputy Director, Timothy Adewale, said it petitioned four UN special rapporteurs urging them to use their “good offices and mandates to […]