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Falana Writes Zuma, Demands Justice For Xenophobia Attacks

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

Eminent Nigerian lawyer Femi Falana has written to South African President Jacob Zuma and urged him to urgently identify and prosecute persons and groups behind the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in that country. Daily Sun reports that Falana also wants the victims of the attacks to be

BUSINESS

FIRS nets N27bn from tax amnesty

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

EXECUTIVE chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Tunde Fowler has said the agency realised N27.086 billion from the waiver of tax penalty and interest programme. The programme was introduced to allow defaulters regularise their relationship with the agency. Fowler disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the oversight visit by the House of […]

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Duty Vehicle Policy: Senate Invite Ali, Orders Him to Appear In Uniform

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

The on Thursday mandated the Comptroller-General, retired Colonel Hammed Ali, to appear before it in his appropriate uniform on March 15 over vehicles duty policy, ordered him to appear in unform. The Senate had on Tuesday asked the Customs to suspend‎ its planned enforcement of vehicles duty payment and ordered Ali to appear before its […]

NEWS

Dismissed Soldiers: MURIC‎ Calls For Presidential Pardon

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

As five hundred dismissed soldiers plead with the Nigerian Army to “tamper justice with mercy”, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) is reiterating its appeal for presidential pardon for the 54 soldiers who are currently serving a ten-year jail sentence for requesting for proper armament before advancing on Boko Haram insurgents. They had earlier advanced with […]

NEWS

Atiku Mediate In The Suspension Of Wazirin Bauchi, says Action Regrettable

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has visited the emir of Bauchi on Thursday to intervene in the recent suspension of Wazirin Bauchi, Alhaji Bello Kirfi. Kirfi was recently suspended by the emir over alleged disloyalty and other offences he committed against the emirate. Speaking at the palace of the emir, the former vice president said […]

NEWS

Amosun Slams Customs Over Killing of Rice Dealer

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

Ogun State Governor,  Ibikunle Amosun has condemned in strong terms the killing  by men of the Nigeria Customs Service,  at Kobape in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the State, along the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway. The Governor in a statement signed by Secretary to State Government, Adeoluwa Taiwo said t was reported that some officers of the […]