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Proscribe CAN, JNI- Catholic priest tells FG

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2017

A Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Gabriel Teruwose Ngbea has urged the federal government to ban the two main umbrella bodies of religious organization in the country. The cleric urged the federal government to proscribe the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Jamatul Nasrul Islam (JNI)

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NGO Bill: The legislative process cannot be short circuited- Dogara

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2017

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has insisted that the National Assembly will not be intimidated, into abandoning its duty of providing a platform for Nigerians to agree or disagree on any proposed legislative measure. Dogara stated this on Tuesday in Abuja, in his remarks at the resumption of plenary after the […]

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IPOB: Saraki’s presence in the National Assembly is a threat to Nigeria’s Unity- MACBAN

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2017

Fulani herdsmen under the aegis of MACBAN, has urged the federal government to commence probe into the activities of the Senate president, Bukola Saraki, to ascertain if he was among those sponsoring Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB. The national coordinator of MACBAN, Garus Gololo, who made the call in Makurdi, the Benue state capital, […]

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Fed govt to take over IPOB’s assets in Nigeria and abroad

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2017

Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecutions, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, has said following the gazetting of the declaration of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist organisation, the Federal Government will subsequently appoint an administrator to take over all the properties belonging to IPOB in Nigeria and abroad. A national daily quoted

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FG Gazettes IPOB Ban, To Write Banks, Embassies, Foreign Missions

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2017

The Federal Government has gazetted the order of the Federal High Court in Abuja which proscribed the Indigenous People of Biafra and designated the group as a terrorist organisation. The gazetting was part of the requirements imposed on the Federal Government by the court to finalise the proscription of the group. The Acting Chief Judge […]

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Buhari back home from UNGA 72

Daily Dispatch September 25, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after attending the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. His plane touched down at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Monday  evening. Signs of the Nigerian leader’s impending arrival was the presence of a mix of armed soldiers and policemen on the route from the […]