NEWS

Presidency Replies Soludo, Says Buhari Has Ended The Bleeding Of The Nation

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2017

The Presidency has hit back at former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo, after he accused President Muhammadu Buhari of worsening the country’s economy. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, insisted that Buhari had ended the bleeding of

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BREAKING: Female suicide bomber blows up NNPC depot in Maiduguri

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2017

A female suicide bomber, believed to be member of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, early hours of Friday, attacked oil deport belonging to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The bomber died immediately, while 3 tankers laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) are currently on flames. A source said that the NNPC depot, located along […]

BUSINESS

Buhari Inherited A Bad Economy, Made It Worse – Soludo

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2017

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari had worsened the “very bad” economic situation he inherited when he assumed power in 2015. Punch report that Soludo spoke at the ‘Big Ideas Podium’, a public policy debate organised by the Afri Heritage Institution in Enugu, […]

NEWS

Andy Uba to Court over £1.9m debt

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2017

Senator Andy Uba has been dragged before an Abuja High Court over alleged refusal to pay the debt of 1.9million dollars. Andy Uba, Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, was dragged to court by Evangelist Victor Uwajeh, whi is a private investigator based in the United Kingdom. In the suit filed before a High Court […]

COLUMNS

The Deft Moves Of Acting President Osinbajo, by Abubakar Dangiwa Umar

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2017

It is one and a half months since President Muhammad Buhari sent a letter to the National Assembly conveying his decision to proceed on leave. He also transferred power to his Vice President, Prof Yemi Osibanjo, as is required by the Constitution. The President has now extended his leave to an indefinite period on the […]

BUSINESS

Tax Evasion: FIRS Shut Hotel, Versity Micro Finance Bank

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2017

The Federal Inland Revenue Service continued its nationwide tax enforcement exercise on Thursday, shutting Mirage Hotel in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. Upon its arrival at the hotel, the FIRS team discovered the hotel had stopped operating. Anita Erinne, the leader of the FIRS enforcement team, said the hotel management owed N13,672,901.00 of […]