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Northern Elders Forum warns agents of disunity in the region to desist from it

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2017

Northern elders in Nigeria have warned those fanning the embers of disunity in the country to immediately desist from it. Under the Northern Elders Forum, the leaders in the region said Nigeria cannot break-up and that they were committed to this unity which started since 1914. While cautioning

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Nigeria loses to N30 trillion to cabal at ports – Senate

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2017

Nigeria recently lost N30 trillion to a cabal at its ports, documents available to the country’s Senate have shown. The Nation reports that chairman of the Senate joint committee on Customs and Marine transport investigative panel, Senator Hope Uzodinma, as making the disclosure on Thursday, July 20. Senator Uzodinma reportedly said that early findings by […]

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TSA: Seven Banks ask to return N$793, 200million to treasury

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2017

The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an interim order for seven commercial banks in Nigeria to remit a total of $793,200,000, allegedly hidden with them in violation of the Constitution and the Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy of the Federal Government. Presiding Justice Chuka Obiozor on Thursday directed the banks to remit to […]

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State Police: IGP Opposes Governors, says Nigeria is not mature for it

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2017

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has warned that Nigeria’s political system is not ripe for state police. He, however, called for improved funding for the agency to enable the Police do better. “I sincerely believe that the Federal Police is still the best for the country and with improved funding the challenges of crime […]

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Military Court Martial: Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Sani demoted toBrigadier-General

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2017

A Military Special Court Martial on Thursday demoted Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Sani, one time Chief of Transformation and Innovation Centre of the Nigerian Army, to a Brigadier-General. The President of the court, AVM James Gbum, demoted Sani after he convicted him on a five-count charge bordering on cheating. Sani had been standing trial in the court […]

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Diesel price crashes by 42 per cent

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2017

The Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said that diesel price nationwide crashed by 42 per cent due to strategic intervention by the Corporation to sustain supply of the product. The Corporation in its May report released in Abuja, on Thursday said the move helped to stop unpleasant experience witnessed in the first quarter of 2017. […]