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$20bn NNPC fraud: EFCC Discovers Diezani’s $37.5m Lagos Mansion

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has discovered a $37.5m (N11.75bn) luxury high-rise building on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, allegedly belonging to the embattled former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. This is just as the EFCC revealed on Friday that it

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Osinbajo Regrets Oil Has Become A Curse To Niger-Delta Region

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo on Friday regretted that oil has become a curse or burden to communities in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. He said this was despite that over 50% of the nation’s non-oil revenues was determined by oil. Osinbajo said this at a town hall meeting he had with stakeholders in Yenagoa, […]

Politics

Edo Election Tribunal: PDP Closes Case

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and Osagie Ize-Iyamu, its candidate in the Sept. 28, 2016 governorship election, on Friday closed their case before the Justice Ahmed Badamasi-led three-member election petition tribunal in Benin. The petitioners are challenging the declaration by the Independent National Election Commission(INEC) of Mr Godwin Obaseki as winner of the

BUSINESS

Nigeria Loses $80b Annually To Oil Installation Vandalism-Kachikwu

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, says Nigeria is losing at least $80bn annually to vandalism of oil facilities in the Niger Delta. Kachikwu made this known on Friday in Yenagoa at the resumed dialogue with Niger Delta stakeholders as part of the visit of Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to Bayelsa. He […]

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Ogun Judiciary Establishes Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

Omooba Risawe Ogun State Judiciary has established an Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre aimed to facilitate quick and effective resolution of conflicts. This was made known on Friday by the Chief Judge of the State,Olatokunbo Olopade during the commissioning of the Ogun State Multi-Door Court House located within the premises of Magistrate Court, Abeokuta,the state

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N800Million FUNNAB Fraud: Ogunlewe Loses Bid To Quash Trial

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

Omooba Risawe The embattled former Minister of Works and Housing,who doubles as ex Pro-Chancellor,Federal University of Agriculture,Funnab, Abeokuta, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe has lost bid to quash  a case  over his trial in a criminal case of alleged  N800million misappropriation. Ogunlewe is standing trial alongside  Prof Olusola Oyewole, the Vice Chancellor and Mr. Moses