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Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me- Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

Former President  Olusegun  Obasanjo says that the current Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari, has not disappointed him since he assumed office  in 2015. Obasanjo stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at his hilltop residence in Abeokuta. While reflecting on the

NEWS Politics

Senator Shehu Sani Alleges Politicians Wishing Buhari Dead To Become Vice President

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna Central in the upper house of legislature has alleged that some politicians wish President Muhammadu Buhari dead in order for them to become the vice to acting president Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Premium Times reports that Senator Sani made this allegation on Sunday, February 26 while speaking with media men shortly […]

EDUCATION

TETFUN 2017 Intervention For Tertiary Institutions Scrapped By Buhari

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has scrapped the Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s special intervention funds for 2017 allocated to tertiary institutions across the country. This disclosure was made by Abdullahi Baffa, TETFund Executive Secretary, in a chat with newsmen in Abuja. Baffa recalled that government had approved N213.4 billion for the schools for 2016. He said the […]

NEWS

Breakin: 2 Kidnapped German Archaeologists In Kaduna Regain Freedom

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

The two German archaeologists kidnapped recently in kaduna state have regained their freedom. Channels Television reports that Professor Peter Breunia and Johannes Behirnger, were released unhurt in the night of Saturday, February 25 by their abductors. They were released in Katari village, along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway, according to the report. It is not yet known

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Jonathan Showers Praises On Shagari At 92

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described his predecessor, Shehu Shagari, as a man pf honour and unmatched dignity. Shagari, who was sent out of the presidency in a coup that brought in Muhammadu Buhari, then a major-general in the army in 1983, turned 92 on Saturday, February 25. In a statement by his media adviser, […]

FEATURES

How MTN Sacked 63 Employees, Barred Them From Related Employment For Four Years

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

The telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria, sacked 63 of its employees in 2009 and barred them from securing a job in the sector for four years, court documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES has shown. Last year, the National Industrial Court in Lagos, in a 2013 suit filed by the dismissed employees, delivered a judgment condemning the […]