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“We never said we are placing a cap on childbirth” – Zainab Ahmed

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2018

The Federal Government says it is engaging critical stakeholders such as traditional and religious leaders to advise their members on child spacing. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said this on Tuesday at the Nigeria Economic Summit meeting which took place in Abuja. According to

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Breaking: Court grants suspended SEC DG, Gwarzo’s application for extension of time

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2018

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Wednesday granted three applications filed by the suspended Director-General of Securities and Exchange Commission, Mounir Gwarzo. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Gwarzo was suspended in November 2017 by the erstwhile Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, over alleged financial misappropriation. Gwarzo is seeking a

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Update: Breaking: Fayose gets N50m bail, trial begins November

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2018

Former Ekiti governor Ayodele Fayose was granted bail this morning over the N30.8 billion fraud charge slammed on him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. His trial will start on 19 November, Justice Mojisola Olatoregun ruled. Fayose was docked at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday alongside his company, Spotless Investment Ltd […]

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I’m still in PDP – Ekeremadu

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2018

I am presently out of the country on a prescheduled engagement. In the past 24 hours, I have been inundated with calls from friends and political associates seeking clarification on the rumours of my departure from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which has dominated the media. Let it be known that my path in politics […]

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Ogun govt debunks rumoured demise of Shonekan

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2018

Ogun state government on Tuesday evening denied the rumoured demise of Ernest Shonekan, former Head of Interim National Government of Nigeria, saying the rumour is far from being true. The news of the death of former Head of Interim National Government of Nigeria who succeeded Ex Military President Ibrahim Babangida in 1994 after the Military […]

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Breaking: Contentious APC primaries: The plot is against Buhari – Amosun Charges, says “My Relationship With Mr. President Remains Strong”

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2018

The Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has restated that his relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari remains strong and unimpeachable in spite of the desperation of the political opponents to orchestrate a disaffection between them through mendacious propaganda. In a press statement personally signed by the governor, Amosun vehemently denied the allegations