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I will sign death warrant of anyone convicted of murder – Gov. Bello

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2017

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State has said he would sign death warrant of anyone convicted of murder in the state. The governor said this in regards to the incessant killings and cases of insecurity in the northern States, stressing that his administration would do everything within its

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Australian Open 2017: Williams To Meet in 9th Grand Slam final

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2017

Venus and Serena Williams will meet in a Grand Slam final for the ninth time after the American sisters came through their 2017 Australian Open semi-finals in Melbourne on Thursday. Thirteenth seed Venus, a 36-year-old, beat fellow American Coco Vandeweghe 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 6-3 to reach her first major final since 2009. World number two […]

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Kogi sets aside N5bn for payment of counterpart obligations

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2017

The Kogi Government has set aside N5bn to pay counterpart contributions to its international development partners and donor agencies on various intervention programmes in the state. The Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr Kehinde Oloruntoba,disclosed this on Wednesday in Lokoja at a dinner for stakeholders in the agricultural value chain.  The meeting was organised by

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Oil Subsidy Fraud: Ngali Sentenced To 10yrs Imprisonment

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2017

A Federal High Court in Ikeja has found Mrs Ada Ugo-Ngali who is the managing director of Ontario Oil and Gas Ltd guilty of fuel subsidy scam. According to The Punch, Mrs Ugo-Ngali was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on Thursday, January 26. She was pronounced guilty of N1.9bn oil subsidy fraud and ordered to […]

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Update: Meeting With Governors Has Nothing To Do With President’s Health- Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2017

The Federal Government has allayed the fears of Nigeria over the state of the health of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the meeting with the governors has nothing to do with president’s health. The 36 state governors are currently meeting with federal government in Abuja, it was rumoured that the meeting was called as a result […]

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FG, 36 State Govs. in Emergency Meeting In Abuja

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2017

The Thirty-Six (36) state governors may have been summoned to Abuja for undisclosed emergency meeting by the Presidency. Sources close to the meeting informed Daily Dispatch that majority of the governors are already at the villa venue of the meeting. It will be recalled that the 19 northern governors, including IG, COAS, former Military President […]