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Power Outage Marred Ambassadorial Screening

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2017

Power failure at the Senate’s New Building on Tuesday marred the screening of the non-career ambassadorial nominees for whom President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking legislative approval. Power went off at exactly 12:13pm and the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, which is conducting the

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FG Withdraw N2.2bn Fraud Case Against S/Court Rgistrar

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2017

The federal government has withdrawn charges of fraud filed against Ahmed Saleh, chief registrar of the supreme court, at a federal capital territory (FCT) high court, Abuja. In November, the attorney-general of the federation filed a nine-count charge of fraud to the tune of N2.2bn against Saleh and two other officials – Muhammed Abdulrahman, director of […]

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UNDP and Japan supports IDPs in North East of Nigeria

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2017

With funding from the Government of Japan, UNDP and its implementing partners continues to provide support to people affected by the ongoing military insurgency in North East region of Nigeria. This support is being channeled through two projects; one focusing on Livelihood and Social Cohesion, while the other on De-radicalization, Counter-Terrorism and Migration. This was

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EFCC Arraigns Six for theft of N5.5m Rice

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today arraigned one Ibrahim Rabiu and five others before Justice M. Shittu of the Federal High Court Bauchi on three counts of conspiracy, diversion and conversion of good and receipt of stolen property. The others are Zakari Isa, Nura Garba, Muhammad wada Ibrahim, Ibrahim Rabiu and one Babawo […]

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Saydnaya Prison is where the Syrian state quietly slaughters its own people. Amnesty International

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2017

  As many as 13,000 people have been hanged to death in Saydnaya between September 2011 and December 2015 in utmost secrecy. Every week, often twice per week, between 20 and 50 people are taken from their cells to be hanged, in the middle of the night. Before they are condemned to death, victims face […]

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5,000 Sacked Teachers In Akwa Ibom To Be Re-absorbed

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2017

Akwa Ibom State government will re-absorb the 5,000 teachers sacked last October on the grounds of alleged fake credentials and other irregularities observed in the recruitment process. The Head of Civil Service, Akwa Ibom, Mrs. Ekereobong Akpan, briefed reporters in Uyo. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls the affected teachers, whose appointment letters were dated […]