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Exclusive: Daily Trust newspaper pose to sack 200 staff, affected workers may sue company

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2017

Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust newspapers, is poised to embark on mass sack of its work force. This is coming in the heels of distrust among staff and in the board of directors of the company. Unconfirmed sources claimed that Kabiru Yusuf, Chairman of the company, has succeeded

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Buhari arrives New York, listed as 8th Speaker at UNGA

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in New York to join other world leaders for the one week 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level events starting on Tuesday. The President was accompanied by Govs. Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara, David Umahi of Ebonyi and Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) of Ondo state. He was received at […]

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Diezani: EFCC Locates Two Mansions In Dubai, $1.5b In Swiss Bank

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2017

Nigeria is set to activate one of the agreements it signed with the United Arab Emirates to seize some mansions traced to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, The Nation learnt at the weekend. Besides, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has traced about $1.5 billion believed to be proceeds of crime to a […]

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Treasury looters sponsoring IPOB, FG alleges

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2017

The federal government says Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is not set up to fight for right of anyone or group but a tool by opposition to destabilise the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this at a news conference in Lagos on Sunday. He alleged that IPOB was being sponsored […]

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Operation Python Dance: Army withdraws from Abia

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2017

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed gratitude to God for averting bloodbath in the state, following the withdrawal of troops deployed to Abia for a one-month military exercise code-named “Operation Python Dance.” Ikpeazu made the remark on Sunday when he visited the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Abia council to commiserate […]

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Senate Asks FG To Revoke N3.2b Benue Road Contract

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2017

The Senate Committee on Works has asked the Federal Government to revoke the N3.2 billion contract for the reconstruction of Wannue-Yadev road in Benue, citing alleged incompetence by the handler. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 19-kilometre road contract, awarded in 2013, had a completion period of 24 months. Its chairman, Senator Kabiru […]