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$1.1B Malabu deal: Absence of defendants stall Adoke’s arraignment

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2017

Absence of defendants on Tuesday stall the arraignment of former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) and others over their alleged role in the Malabu oil deal before an Abuja Federal High Court. The case, before Justice John Tsoho, was subsequently adjourned to

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Judges’ recall: NJC deliberately misrepresenting facts – Presidency

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2017

The Presidency has accused the National Judicial Council of deliberate misrepresentation of the law and facts over the recall of some suspended judges. In a statement issued on Monday, in Abuja, Okoi Obono-Obla, the Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, said some assertions made by the NJC on the issue were false. Obono-Obla said […]

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Death of Lasun’s Aide: Legislative Aides Protest Says Death Was As A Result of Non-payment of Salaries

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2017

The death of an aide to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yussuf Suleiman Lasun, Hassan Abiodun, on Tuesday triggered protests by hundred of legislative aides who blamed it on non- payment of salaries and allowances by the National Assembly. The protesters who wore black attire and carried placards that read, ‘We are […]

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Breaking: Kidnappings: Reps, ministers, service chiefs in closed-door session

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2017

Members of the House of Representatives are currently in a closed-door session with the ministers of defence and interior as well as the four service chiefs over the spate of kidnappings in the country. DAILY TRUST report that also at the closed-door meeting are the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, and the Director General […]

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Child labour: 168m children affected by conflict and disaster

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2017

The International Labour Organisation says that a significant proportion of the 168 million children engaged in child labour live in areas affected by conflicts and disasters. Guy Ryder, the Director-General of ILO, said in a report on Monday to commemorate the 2017 World Day Against Child Labour. Ryder said: “Globally, over 1.5 billion people live […]

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Septuagenarian bags 2years imprisonment for attempted rape of minor

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2017

A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 73-year-old man, Gabriel Kehen, to two years imprisonment for attempting to rape an eight-year–old boy. Kehen was charged with attempting to have canal knowledge of the boy through an unnatural means. Magistrate Yahaya Mohammed, who sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty and begged for leniency, did […]