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Bigger thieves involved in the looting of public funds working with Buhari – Maina

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2017

Abdulrasheed Maina, embattled former Chairman of defunct Pension Reform Task Force Team, PRTT, has alleged that bigger names involved in the looting of public funds are in the Presidency with President Muhammadu Buhari. Maina, who made the allegation also maintained that the anti-corruption

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Auditor-general reveals source of $43m Ikoyi cash

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2017

The huge sum of money found at a residence in Ikoyi, Lagos state, was taken from Nigeria’s joint venture (JV) cash call account at the American bank, JP Morgan Chase, according to the report of the auditor-general of the federation seen by TheCable. NNPC currently runs six JVs — with Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria […]

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BREAKING: Govs okay $1bn from Excess Crude Account for anti-terrorism war

Daily Dispatch December 14, 2017

The National Economic Council on Thursday asked the Federal Government to withdraw  $1bn from the  $2.3bn currently in the Excess Crude Account and use it to fight insurgency in the North East. The decision was taken at a meeting of the council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The council chaired by […]

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Ikoyi whistle-blower jets out as FG paid N421m first tranche

Daily Dispatch December 14, 2017

The whistle-blower, who helped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission recover the $43m, N23.2m and £27,800 (N13bn) from an Ikoyi apartment on April 12, 2017, has finally been paid his commission, The PUNCH has learnt. It was also learnt that the whistle-blower travelled out of the country less than 24 hours after receiving part of the N421m […]

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Breaking: I Don’t Plan Replacing Osinbajo As Buhari’s VP In 2019 – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch December 13, 2017

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has put a lie to a speculation that he may be picked by President Muhammadu Buhari as his running mate in 2019, saying a report to that effect by SUN newspaper is a “classic case of utterly and irredeemably-fake news”. He said he […]

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Breaking: Protesters against NGO bill storm NASS + PHOTOS

Daily Dispatch December 13, 2017

Protesters in their hundreds on Wednesday besieged the National Assembly to prevent the passage of a bill for an act to provide for the establishment of the Non-governmental Organisation, NGO, regulatory commission. The protest was led by renowned human rights activist, Chidi Odinkalu. The protesters clad in shirts bearing ‘#NoToNOGBill chanted songs to taunt Speaker […]