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106 Chibok Girls and 11, 894 Boko Haram Hostages Have Been Freed So Far-Mansur Dan-Ali

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2017

Minister for Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has revealed that no fewer than 106 Chibok girls and 11,894 other Boko Haram hostages have been freed so far by the Nigerian army. The minister spoke at a 2-day retreat organized by the ministry held at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic

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Siezed N449m: Court orders permanent forfeiture of money abandoned in Lagos BDC office to FG

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2017

A Lagos Federal High Court, has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N449,597,000 discovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in an abandoned Bureau de Change shop in Victoria Island. Justice Rilawan Aikawa, gave the order on Friday, following a motion on notice taken before him by the EFCC. The judge ordered […]

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Breaking: NNPC GMD Loses Son in Dubai

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2017

Tragedy has struck the Maikanti’s family once again. The NNPC GMD Dr Maikanti Baru has lost his son. Earlier in April,  his mother Hajiya Fatima Baru, died in her hometown of Misau in Bauchi State. The son died in Dubai, Per Second News gathered Thursday evening. Baru’s sister had died weeks ago on the eve of his trip […]

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Buhari’s Ill-health: President must resign, Osinbajo can’t do anything -BBBOG co-convener, Aisha Yesufu

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2017

Co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group, Aisha Yesufu, has called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over his failing health. Yesufu, in a video on her twitter handle stressed that the issue of addressing Yemi Osinbajo as the Acting President is not working out. She said, “When are we going to realize that […]

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NNPC, NPA and Others Budget: Osinbajo Writes Senate Over ultimatum, Asks Agencies to comply

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2017

The acting president, Yemi Osinbajo, has issued an executive order outlining the timeline and procedure for government offices to submit their yearly budgets, less than two days after the Senate demanded offices comply with the relevant fiscal law within two weeks. The Senate had on Wednesday asked Mr. Osinbajo to ensure the submission of the […]

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Coup Rumour: APC reacts to alleged plots to overthrow Buhari

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2017

The party was reacting to the statement made by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Burutai that some politicians were approaching soldiers with the aim of toppling the Buhari-led APC’s administration. The party, through its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, warned that any attempt to overthrow Buhari will be rebuffed and plotters […]