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BREAKING:Sultan declares Sept. 1, as Sallah day

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Sept. 1, 2017 as Eid-el-Kabir  day. This is contained in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sokoto Sultanate

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Ozekhome Slams Presidency over ‘Rats’ Invasion‎

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

‎Human rights lawyer and legal luminary, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) on Tuesday blasted the presidency over statement credited to it that President Muhammadu Buhari would have to work from home pending the cleaning of his office which was invaded by rats and rodents.Ozekhome, a constitutional lawyer also lampooned the Buhari’s government of deriding Nigeria in […]

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FEC meeting cancelled

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

The weekly Federal Executive Council meeting will not hold on Wednesday (today).This was made known by the Presidency in the early hours of Wednesday.No reason was given for the cancelation.However, according to available information, President Muhammadu Buhari will receive the probe report on the allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of the

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Police nab 26 Abuja-Kaduna road’s fleeing kidnap suspects

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2017

At least 26 suspected kidnappers have been arrested in the on-going operation by the police to tackle kidnap gangs in the Kaduna-Abuja-Minna axis. The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim K. Idris, had ordered an extension of “Area of Responsibilities of Operations Absolute Sanity’’ on Abuja – Kaduna Highway to cover Suleja – Lambata, Minna and […]

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Court orders forfeiture of 56 houses linked to Diezani

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2017

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the temporary forfeiture of 56 houses linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. The houses, located in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt, were said to have been acquired by the ex-minister between 2011 and 2013 using front companies. The Economic and Financial […]

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Buhari orders security chiefs to ensure Nigeria remains one

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the nation’s security chiefs to ensure that Nigeria remains one in accordance with his position as stated in his nationwide broadcast on Monday. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonishakin, disclosed the presidential directive to State House correspondents after a meeting Buhari had with the nation’s security chiefs