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They Told Us They Were Here to Help Us.’ Then Came Slaughter

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2017

Sprawled across it, Babagana felt every bump, moaning in pain from four bullet wounds. Covered in his blood, his pregnant wife helped roll him across the Nigerian countryside to a hospital. Somehow, Babagana survived the makeshift ambulance ride. More than 80 men from his village had been shot

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LABOUR PARTY CRISIS: HEAL THE HARMS- DEBO AKINBAM

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2017

I This time,  in Nigeria, seems designed for troubles. It seems especially so for the political parties who are persistently engaging themselves in party internal crisis and causing the political concerned platforms to bleed. The All Progressive Congress (APC),  the People’s Democratic Party and other political parties all have the various levels of worries to […]

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Auditor-General reportedly uncovers N2bn fraud in National Assembly (See Breakdown)

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2017

The Auditor-General’s report has exposed a N2 billion financial scandal in the National Assembly expenditure. Daily Trust reports that the revelation came at a time the National Assembly has been under increasing pressure to make its budget expenditure open. Details of the lawmakers’ annual budget of over $100 billion have been shrouded in secrecy since […]

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How MTN Sacked 63 Employees, Barred Them From Related Employment For Four Years

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

The telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria, sacked 63 of its employees in 2009 and barred them from securing a job in the sector for four years, court documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES has shown. Last year, the National Industrial Court in Lagos, in a 2013 suit filed by the dismissed employees, delivered a judgment condemning the […]

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Aso Rock cabal is uncomfortable with VP’s performance as Acting President

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2017

Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s performance as Acting President is winning him new friends. But Osinbajo’s perceived stellar outing in an acting capacity, is giving some members of the cabal within the Presidency, the creeps, Pulse can report. President Muhammadu Buhari handed over the reins of leadership as constitutionally required, to Vice President Osinbajo,

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Dogara: Political Icon of the Year, by Turaki A. Hassan

Daily Dispatch February 18, 2017

“The Board of Editors voted for you in recognition of your antecedents as a dogged patriot, a torch bearer, a staunch believer in the principle of the separation of powers and ultimately the defender of the democratic faith. We have followed your path since you emerged the Speaker of the House. We also know that […]