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Nigeria Aiming To Be Among 16 Largest Economies—–Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that ‘Nigeria is fast moving toward becoming one of the 16 largest economies in the world. Osinbajo made the statement on Tuesday at the palace of the Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, as part of his one-day visit to Zamfara. He said the

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Nigeria spends $5bn on generators annually – Dogara

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, said it was unacceptable that Nigerians spent five billion dollars on generators annually. He said the house would support the Executive to find a permanent solution to the power problem in the country. Dogara stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the public hearing organized by […]

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PHOTOS: PDP holds national caucus, BoT meetings

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

The Peoples Democratic Party is currently holding its national caucus meeting at the party’s Secretariat, Abuja. A tweet from @OfficialPDPNig reads, “Happening now at the National Secretariat of our great Party, the PDP is the meeting of the National Caucus. BOT is at 1pm while NEC is 2pm.” See photos: Source: PUNCH

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547 boys abused at Catholic choir school – Report

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

At least 547 boys at a German Catholic choir school suffered sexual or physical abuse in what victims have likened to “prison, hell or a concentration camp”, said an investigator releasing a final report Tuesday. The Regensburger Domspatzen (“Cathedral Sparrows”), a 1,000-year-old cathedral choir in Bavaria, was in 2010 dragged into the massive sexual abuse […]

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Terrorists got more daring in Nigeria under Goodluck Jonathan-Presidency

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said that terrorism became bigger while terrorists got more daring under the administration of former President, Goodluck Jonathan due to the administration’s incompetence and poor governance. Shehu said this on Monday while responding to a statement credited to a former National […]

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My Group Will Collaborate With Anti-Corruption Agencies To Ensure Corrupt PDP Chieftains Are Convicted-Ali-Modu Sheriff

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

The sacked national chairman ‎of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has said has disclosed that himself  and his loyalists would collaborate with global anti-corruption agencies to ensure that corrupt party members were brought to book. Sheriff who called on his supporters nationwide not to defect to other political parties said he […]