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Senator got $10m to kill petroleum bill- Senator Alasoadura alleges

Daily Dispatch September 25, 2017

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Omotayo Alasoadura, has accused members of the committee in the Sixth and Seventh National Assembly of collecting bribe in dollars to scuttle the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). An unnamed senator reportedly got $10

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“Atiku is a scoundrel and a bloody nonentity, his wealth will never buy him Nigeria’s presidency- Junaid

Daily Dispatch September 25, 2017

Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed, has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is a bloody nonentity who thinks he can become President of Nigeria by insulting fellow Northerners. Mohammed said this in reaction to Abubakar’s statement at the weekend that anyone opposed to the current clamour for the restructuring of the nation is lazy. […]

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Sukuk bond: No plan to Islamise Nigeria-FG, says plan to issue the sukuk bond started about six years ago

Daily Dispatch September 25, 2017

The Federal Government has faulted the claims by the Christian Association of Nigeria that there are underground plan to Islamise the country with the recent issuance of its N100bn Sukuk bond. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, said this on the sidelines of an investor conference organised by Stanbic IBTC Bank in Lagos. The […]

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FG reportedly uncovers IPOB’s slush account in France

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2017

The Federal Government said it has located a foreign account used by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to receive slush funds from some Nigerians abroad supporting the group’s agitation. The account, with huge deposits, was discovered in Paris, France, The Nation quoted security sources to have said. Some IPOB members were also said to […]

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Jonathan inherited Diezani from Obasanjo — Ex-minister, says Stella Oduah, Andrew Yakubu removed from office for corrupt practices

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2017

Former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman has said that his former boss, Jonathan inherited Deizani Alison-Madueke from (Olusegun) Obasanjo and (Umaru) Yar’Adua’s governments. Prof. Suleiman also said Jonathan did his best in fighting corruption, by removing Stella Oduah and Andrew Yakubu from office. In an interview with the PUNCH, Suleiman said though

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Sagay blasts APC leaders, calls them ‘lily-livered, weak and unprincipled’

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2017

Itse Sagay, chairman of the presidential advisory committee against corruption (PACAC), has described the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as “weak, unprincipled and lily-livered”. Sagay issued the criticism in reaction to the APC leadership’s warning that he should desist from creating more enemies for President Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview with The