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Breaking: Buhari arrives, heads to Abuja

Daily Dispatch March 10, 2017

Preaident Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Nigeria. Buhari landed at the Nigeria Air Force wing of the Kaduna International Airport at 7:41am. According to available information, the President will head to Abuja any time from now. It was gathered that he will be flown in an helicopter in the

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Catholic Church may consider making married men priests – Pope Francis

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

Pope Francis said in an interview published on Thursday that the church may consider ordaining married men who could potentially then work in remote areas faced with a shortage of priests. “We must think about whether viri probati are a possibility,” Francis said referring to older, married men who are already involved in church business. […]

Politics

Fayose disowns Dickson committee report, Says; “APC funding Sheriff planned Convention with $1m”

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose has reiterated his support for the decision of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi led Caretaker Committee to appeal the Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt judgement on the leadership of the party. Fayose  said “There cannot be any meaningful reconciliation with an […]

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Lagos Airport Road: Fashola Replies Amobe, says Accusation baseless

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola Thursday issued a strong denial to Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s allegation that his ministry has been frustrating the efforts of Lagos state to carry out a “total reconstruction of the International Airport Road from Oshodi.” In a statement from the office  of the minister- “As far as

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EFCC Challenges Yakubu’s Suit On Rights Enforcement

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday asked Justice Ahmed R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court to strike out a fundamental rights suit brought by former Group Managing Director (GMD), of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, against the Commission for lack of jurisdiction. However, Yakubu, in a suit filed through his

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Senator La’ah’s Kaduna Home Raided By Police

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

The crisis over the killings in Southern Kaduna has taken a new turn as the Senator representing the zone, Danjuma La’ah on Thursday announced the invasion of his residence in Kaduna by heavily armed policemen, and plainclothes security operatives, numbering about 100. In strongly worded press statement which he personally signed, Senator La’ah said the security