Politics

Speaker of Ondo Assembly Speaker, Akindele Resigns

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2017

The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Jumoke Akindele, has resigned from her position. Also, other principal officers in her camp have also tendered their resignation letters. Recall that in January 2017, 13 lawmakers led by Malachi Coker, impeached Akindele and other principal

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Biafra: Court to rule on Nnamdi Kanu’s release on Friday

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2017

An Abuja Federal High Court, on Monday said that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, will know, on March 24, whether or not he would be released on bail pending his trial. Justice Binta Nyako gave the ruling after Kanu’s counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, argued that all the allegations the federal government […]

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Magu Should Arrest, Prosecute Me if I Didn’t Graduate From University – Dino Melaye

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2017

Lawmaker representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye has dared the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu to arrest and prosecute him if it’s discovered that he did not graduate from Amadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, Kaduna State. The lawmaker made the remark while reacting report by an online platform […]

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Borno IDPs appeal to government on poor feeding

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2017

  Internally Displaced Persons IDPs in Borno State have appealed to the State Government to improve current arrangements made for their feeding. Some of the IDPs told newsmen at the Teacher’s Village camp in Maiduguri, that current feeding arrangement in the camp was not favourable to them. The IDPs particularly accused the State Emergency Management Agency [SEMA] of

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Nigeria Is The 103rd Happiest Country In The World, 6th In Africa-New UN Report

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2017

The annual report produced by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a global initiative launched by the United Nations in 2012 showed that Nigeria is the 103rd happiest country in the world and 6th in Africa. The released on Monday by the United Nations, shows that African countries along with Syria and Yemen are the […]

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Police Re-arrests Peace Corps Commandant In Court

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2017

There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court on Monday, March 20, following the arraignment of Ambassador Dr Dickson Akoh, the commandant of the newly established Peace Corps of Nigeria. Akoh was brought to the court for arraignment before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court earlier today. But while the police […]