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Reps grill NPA boss over N5bn hqtrs renovation contract

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2017

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Wednesday expressed reservations over the award of N5.1 billion contract for renovation of the Headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in Lagos. A report from office of the Auditor-General had alleged that there were some

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Trump sacks Nigeria’s Ogunlesi as adviser

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2017

Nigerian born international CEO, Adebayo Ogunlesi has now ceased to be an adviser to embattled US President Donald Trump. Trump sacked him today along with other distinguished CEOs counselling him via two councils on how to “Make America Great Again”. Trump sacked Ogunlesi on Twitter, when  he announced the dissolution of two business advisory councils, […]

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N11trn ‘wastage’: SERAP asks ICC to probe Obasanjo, Jonathan

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2017

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to probe the administrations of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar‘Adua and Goodluck Jonathan for allegedly wasting electricity funds. SERAP had accused the trio of squandering a total sum of N11 trillion meant for provision of electricity to

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Gunmen invade EFCC headquarters, ‘threaten to kill top investigator’

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2017

Some gunmen attacked the head office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja on Wednesday. Wilson Uwajaren, spokesman of the commission, who disclosed this in a statement hours after the incident, said the gunmen left a death note for one of the anti-graft agency’s detectives. He disclosed that the intruders could not […]

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Ogoni Clean-up: MOSOP accuses Shell

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2017

The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has accused Shell Petroleum Development Development Company (SPDC) of refusing to pay its share of the counterpart funding for the clean-up. MOSOP President Legbosi Piagbara told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that Shell had not shown enough willingness to be part of the exercise. According […]

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Osinbajo swears-in two ministers, assigns portfolio

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the two ministers sworn into the federal cabinet on July 26. They are Stephen Ocheni – minister of state for labour and Suleiman Hassan – minister of state in the ministry of power, works and housing. He also swore in the 15 permanent secretaries whose appointments were […]