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Five girls drown after harvesting vegetable

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2017

Five girls at Unguwar Kaye of Tarasa in Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi State drowned on Tuesday in Tafkin Madobiya, popularly known as Indian water. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the girls were among the 10 that decided to go for a swim after collecting vegetables for

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Probe Uncovers Massive Fraud In YouWin Programme

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2017

Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has uncovered a massive fraud in the Federal Government Youth Enterprise With Innovation In Nigeria programme. A reliable source in the ministry of finance told The PUNCH that investigators had already discovered that some senior civil servants gave out or facilitated slots worth between N7m and N10m each to their spouses, children […]

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Tinubu A Great Mobiliser-Buhari

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday described a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as a great mobiliser and an outstanding Yoruba politician of his generation. Buhari, also described Tinubu as one “who had an uncanny knack for picking the right person for the right job.” Buhari said this in his goodwill message delivered […]

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Aisha Buhari Condoles Pauline Tallen, Buba Galadima

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2017

The Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has expressed condolences to Mrs. Pauline Tallen, former Deputy Governor of Plateau state, over the death of her husband, Elder John KatkwapTallen, who died at 83. In a statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Wife of the President, Suleiman Haruna, she described him as […]

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States Debt Rise To N3.342tr -NEITI…….Lagos, Delta, Akwa Ibom Top Chat With N1.262tr

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2017

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says that the debt burden of the thirty six states of the federation has risen to over N3.342 trillion as at 2016. Lagos, Delta, Osun and Akwa Ibom topped the debt chart with a total debt profile of N1.262 trillion representing about 38% of debts owed by the […]

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Senate to FG: Release bailout funds N174bn for pension arrears

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2017

The Senate on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order the immediate release of N174 billion voted in the 2016 budget for payment of pension arrears. The upper chamber said that fund was a bailout created in the 2016 budget to redeem all federal government pension indebtedness amounting to over N174billion. The lawmakers said that […]