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Osinbajo’s report: Lawal, Oke faces sack, shake-up in SGF, NIA offices imminent

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2017

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s Committee, set up to investigate the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal and the Director-General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agence, NIA, Ayo Oke, has recommended the removal of the duo. This recommendation, contained in

Sport

FIFA confirms nine World Cup slots for Africa

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2017

Africa could have as many as 10 teams competing at the 2026 World Cup after the allocation for places at the expanded 48-nation competition was ratified by the FIFA Council during their meeting in Bahrain, ESPN reports. Africa is guaranteed nine places, up from the current five, while a 10th nation will enter a six-team […]

Politics

PDP won’t win any more election – Tinubu vows

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2017

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will not record any win in the forthcoming council polls in Lagos State. Addressing party faithfuls during the state APC stakeholders’ meeting held at the party secretariat in Ikeja, the state capital, Tinubu regretted the loss […]

TOP STORIES

BREAKING: Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Monday Igbuya impeached

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2017

The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly has been impeached. Speaker Monday Igbuya was impeached Thursday morning after 22 out of the 29 members of the state’s legislative assembly signed his impeachment. Igbuya was impeached during a session of the state House of Assembly session. He was immediately replaced with the lawmaker representing […]

NEWS

PENPUSHING PLATFORM COMMENDS OGUN POLICE FOR SPEEDY ARREST OF GUNMAN WHO KILLED MOTORBOY

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2017

A group under the platform of penpushing, a renowned social media network has commended the Ogun State Police Command over speedy arrest of a gunman,who shot dead a motorboy in Abeokuta. The suspect,Tunde Olatubosun had on April 29 killed the motorboy,Rasaq at a carwash centre along Ewang Estate,Abeokuta, alleging that the fuel tanker the boy […]

EDUCATION

JAMB engages EFCC, ICPC, Police to monitor UTME exam centres

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2017

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said that operatives from the Nigeria Police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related offences Commission, ICPC, will monitor the examination centres in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UMTE. The exams will begin on Saturday May 13,