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Rivers Rerun: Balance of N360m Alleged Bribe Blown On Cars, Houses —Police Source

Daily Dispatch February 18, 2017

There is the balance of the N360m alleged bribe which the police accused Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State of dishing out to election umpires in the run up to the December 10 re-run legislative polls? The police said last week that they had recovered N111.3million of the sum from 23

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Nigerian Ladies In Detention Camp Were Raped By Libyan Officials

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2017

Nigerian returnees from Libya have appealed to federal and state governments to provide job opportunities for Nigerian youths to prevent them from endangering their lives looking for greener pasture abroad. Some of the returnees told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos, that they decided to leave the country because they were […]

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Politician, NNPC Staff Forged Buhari;s Singature To Export Crude Oil Worth $19m- House of Rep Member

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2017

A major exposure has been made by a member of the House of Representatives, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, concerning how some dubious politicians and staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) allegedly forged the signature of President Muhammadu Buhari to steal and export crude oil to the tune of $19 million. The lawmaker reportedly made the […]

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Parents lament increasing child abuse by homosexuals in Borno

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2017

Some residents of Maiduguri have decried the increasing cases of child abuses by unscrupulous homosexual persons. The residents said in Maiduguri on Tuesday that the trend was rampant in the recent times and if left unchecked, it would become a norm in the society. A resident of 707 quarters in Maiduguri, Mr Bashir Shuwa, said that […]

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Journalism And Business: Review Of An Odyssey By Azu Ishiekwene

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2017

AZUBUIKE ISHIEKWENE I have always known that we needed more journalism books. But I didn’t know how badly we needed them till recently. I had just finished making a presentation to a group of young journalists in December when a participant approached me outside the hall. She told me the story of a recent unpleasant […]

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In Desperation, Job Seekers Pay N48,000 To Enlist In Peace Corps

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2017

A money-for-job scandal is brewing in the Nigeria Peace Corps following the report that unemployed youths desperate for employment are being forced to pay a recruitment fee of N48,000 to enlist in the Corps. LEADERSHIP Friday reports that in anticipation that President Muhammadu Buhari will assent to the Nigeria Peace Corps bill recently passed by […]