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Osinbajo withhold assent of four bills

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2017

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has withheld assent to four bills forwarded to him by the National Assembly. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki made the disclosure while reading a letter from the acting President during Wednesday’s plenary. According to the

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I did not bribe Justice Ademola with N500,00 -Buhari

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed reports saying he bribed Justice Adeniyi Ademola of an Abuja Federal High Court with the sum of N500,000. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President said described the report which claimed Buhari’s former lawyer, Kola Awodein, gave Ademola N500,000 at the behest of his certificate

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Another 171 Stranded Nigerians Deported From Libya

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2017

Barely a week after no fewer than 162 Nigerians were brought back by the Federal Government from Libya, another batch of 171 Nigerians were Tuesday deported. They were brought into the country through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos. They landed at the cargo section of the airport at about 4p.m. Breakdown of persons […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Donald Trump Again Strengthens US Policies Against Immigrants To The US

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2017

President Donald Trump of the United States has strengthened the country’s immigration policies amid tension and mass protest against the ban on citizens of some Islamic countries. The Washington Post reports that the new guidelines “call for the hiring of thousands of additional enforcement agents, expanding the pool of immigrants who are prioritized for removal, […]

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Britain pledges extra $250 million to fight famine in South Sudan, Somalia

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2017

Britain will provide additional aid money to South Sudan, where famine has been declared in parts of the country, and to Somalia, where there is a credible risk of famine, the government said on Wednesday. Britain will provide 100 million pounds ($125 million) to each country in 2017/18 in addition to existing flows of aid. […]

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Nigerian Doctors, Afenifere, Others Express Mixed Feelings Over Buhari’s Pro-longed Stay

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2017

The Nigeria Voters’ Assembly and the National Association of Resident Doctors have reacted to the latest development on President Muhammadu Buhari’s long medical vacation. President Buhari had in a new letter sent to the national assembly said he might not return soon as his doctors said he needed ‘longer’ time to rest. Reacting to the […]