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Updated: Senate Orders IGP to Re-open Murder Case of Bola Ige, Dele Arojo, Harry Marshal and Others

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2017

Following the recent assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Shehu Sani, the Senate has passed a resolution ordering the Inspector General of Police to reopen all assassination and murdered cases that are yet to be resolved. Raising a point of order, Senator Hamman Misau drew

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Breaking: Police carted away 2017 Budget from Goje’s House – National Assembly

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2017

The National Assembly on Wednesday disclosed that the Nigerian Police Force carted away documents that would have facilitated the‎ passage of the 2017 budget during the raid on Senator Danjuma Goje’s residence. The Police had on April 20, 2017 raided the Abuja residence of Senator Goje. The raid ‎lasted for about four hours. Several files […]

HEALTH

Meningitis: Relief as UNICEF donates 850,000 vaccines, N17m to Sokoto state

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2017

The United Nations Children Fund [UNICEF] has donated 850,000 doses of vaccines to Sokoto State government to tackle Cerebrospinal Meningitis in the state. Mohammad Mohiuddin, UNICEF chief, Sokoto Zonal Office, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Sokoto at a sensitisation meeting for media practitioners, religious and traditional leaders, as well as other stakeholders. He

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Breaking: Again court orders interim forfeiture of Patience Jonathan’s $5.8m

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2017

Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court, Lagos on Wednesday granted a fresh ex parte application ordering the forfeiture of $5.8 million belonging to a former First Lady, Patience Jonathan. The fresh forfeiture order is coming a day after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission withdrew an application challenging a court order unfreezing the […]

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Buhari seeks N/Assembly approval to take $6.9b loan

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has requested for the approval of the National Assembly to borrow $6.9b for infrastructural development. Buhari in a letter read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki said $5.8bn would be borrowed from the Chinese Exim bank for the repair of the railway transport sector. The $1.1b loan would be taken from the […]

NEWS

Buhari will work from home, asks officials to bring files

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari will now operate from his official residence. He made the disclosure while addressing State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC on at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mohammed said the President needed some rest […]