Politics

Sheriff conniving with APC to destroy PDP – Makarfi group

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

The Sen. Ahmed Makarfi’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the party’s embattled National Chairman, Sen Ali Modu Sheriff as a “mole out to destroy the only strong opposition in the country.” It made the remark on PDP’s twitter handle @OfficialPDPNig, on Monday. The

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We’re Not Here For Your Oil- US Defense Chief Tells Iraq

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

The U.S. military is not in Iraq “to seize anybody’s oil”, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from remarks by President Donald Trump at the start of a visit to Iraq on Monday. Mattis, on his first trip to Iraq as Pentagon chief, is hoping to assess the war effort as U.S.-backed Iraqi forces […]

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FG Called On AU To Intervene In The Xenophobic Attacks On Nigeria By South Africans

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has called on the South African government to take decisive and definitive measures to protect Nigerian citizens and other Africans within South African borders.Dabiri also called on the African Union to intervene urgently in the renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and

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Supreme Court affirms 1958 Acquisition Of Ilasamaja/Oshodi Land By Lagos

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

The Supreme Court has affirmed the 1958 Lagos State Acquisition of Land along Ilasamaja/Oshodi Expressway, now Isolo Industrial Estate and Matori Estate. The Government of Western Region had in 1958 acquired a vast area of land measuring 5000 acres for public purposes. The land acquired was within Badagry, Ikeja and Lagos. After the creation of […]

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Breaking: Magu Appears Before Senate Panel After Stalled Screening

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

Sixty-five days after the rejection of his confirmation, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, on Monday appeared before a Senate Committee to defend the 2017 Budget of the anti-graft agency. The Senate had on December 15 rejected the nomination of Magu as the Chairman of anti-graft agency. This was […]

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2017 Hajj: NAHCON Approves 131 Operators

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Monday released the list of 131 approved operators for the 2017 hajj. The Head of Media, NAHCON, Alhaji Uba Mana, announced this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According to Mana, the list of the 131 successful companies have […]