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El-Rufai wanted Muslim/Muslim ticket, supported Fashola as Buhari’s Vice

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2017

One time Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has claimed that the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai wanted former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola as President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate. Fani-Kayode made the allegation while countering claim of a national leader of the

NEWS

Meet woman who has 38 children at age 37

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2017

A 37-year-old Ugandan woman has 38 children, including four sets of triplets, three sets of quadruplets and twins, a local politician said on Wednesday, County Councillor Samari Musenero said Mariam Nabatanzi from Kabimbiri village, about 50 kilometres north-east of the capital Kampala, had all the children with the same man. He added that the children […]

EDUCATION

Wike moves to ban 5000 unapproved secondary schools in Rivers

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2017

The Rivers State government says it has concluded plans to ban all unapproved schools operating in the state with effect from September this year. State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku disclosed this when he led members of the Rivers state House of Assembly Committee on Education on an inspection of ongoing rehabilitation work at […]

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NDLEA arrests police van with Indian hemp

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2017

Operatives of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA has intercepted a suspected police van loaded with over 700 tonnes of India hemp worth millions of Naira in Kano. This was made known to journalists on Wednesday, April 26 when they were conducted round the confiscated items at the state command of the agency. Commander […]

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UPDATED: Suspended SGF absent as Senate committee begins hearing……committee to go ahead with its final report

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2017

The suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, on Thursday, failed to appear before the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North East on his invitation the third time. Lawal was re-invited by the committee through a letter on Wednesday to answer questions in the probe into […]

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BREAKING: Suspended SGF absent as Senate committee begins hearing

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2017

The suspended Secretary to the Federal Government, Babachir Lawal, was conspicuously absent at the Nigerian Senate ad-hoc committee members begin an investigative hearing into the circumstances leading to his suspension. The Committee, however, gave him until 12 noon to appear. Details later…