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Chibok girls say kidnap by Boko Haram was accidental

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2017

e mass abduction of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls from Chibok – the biggest publicity coup of Boko Haram’s jihadist insurgency – was the accidental outcome of a botched robbery, say the girls who spent three years in their brutal captivity. The Chibok girls made the

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Reuters: Buhari and his aides have restrained Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari and some of his aides have restrained Acting President Osinbajo, according to Reuters. In a report titled: ‘Nigeria stand-in careful not to upset the boat as Buhari steers from London’, the news agency said Buhari has kept a grip on power despite his medical leave. Since May 7, Buhari has been in […]

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Special Report: Aliko Dangote: His Rise, His Loss And How He Gave Recession A Bloodied Nose

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Not too many men can be identified just by the mention of their first name. A search of the name Aliko will by default lead you to the very man you sought. Adding his last name seals it all. From a relatively unknown Nigerian businessman in the 70s to Africa’s most successful business guru in […]

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SENATOR YAYI@48: Still in service of People

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2017

  For the young man born some 48 years ago without a silver spoon or indeed any spoon, not many would have imagine the man Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola making it this far in the affairs of our nation. In Lagos State where he was born to Ogun State parent, he has made a name […]

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Lagos, Abuja mansions, millions of dollars – the ‘loot traced to Diezani’

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

Tony Orilade and Aisha Gambari, officials of the public affairs directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have written a piece on the wealth recovered from Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources. In the piece entitled: ‘Diezani Alison-Madueke: What an Apetite’, the officials gave details of the investigations to track one of

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The dirty oil deals that nailed Diezani, Omokore and Aluko

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

TheCable has obtained copies of the controversial strategic alliance agreement (SAA) between the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) Ltd and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts (AEDC) Ltd that allegedly ripped off Nigeria by billions of dollars between 2011 and 2015. The SAAs are often derided by industry experts as the biggest organised scam in the history of