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Tennis Legend, Boris Becker ‘lost his £100m fortune investing in Nigerian oil’

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2017

Reports from Germany claim tennis legend Boris Becker invested in a Nigerian oil from whose stock eventually plummeted hence causing him to lose his £100million (N41.1bn) fortune. Der Spiegel reports that soccer whistle blowing platform Football Leaks said Becker invested in the firm in a deal

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Mamman Daura is a sadist, controls presidency – Buhari’s ally, Lawal Idris

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2017

Lawal Idris, an ally of President Muhammadu Buhari for 45 years,​ has declared that ​Mamman Daura​, the “​powerful nephew” ​of the president controls the presidency. ​Idris in a chat with Daily Trust ​said “As long as Buhari cannot get Mamman away from his side, his problem will continue.”  “Firstly, Mamman is a sadist and has […]

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[Updated] Breaking: Suicide bombers hit UNIMAID, 12 killed

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2017

The Police Command in Borno said on Monday that a total of 12 persons were killed while 18 others sustained various degrees of injuries in multiple suicide bomb attacks in Maiduguri. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Damian Chukwu, made this known while confirming the attack at a news briefing in Maiduguri. Chukwu said that the […]

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President Buhari may return in two weeks, backs Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari is said to be weighing two option which include returning back to Nigeria or apply for his accumulated annual leave. The Nation According to the report, the president is said to be keen on returning home so as to quell speculations about him. According to the Nation, the options being weighed by […]

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Alleged Corruption: I’m ready to go to jail — Ex-Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2017

Former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is being investigated for a series of multi-billion dollar fraud and money laundering offences in Nigeria, the United Kingdom and America has threatened to squeal on his co-conspirators, Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore. She said after opening up on everything that transpired in the controversial fraudulent transactions,

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Diezani ‘received’ £537k in rent, £393k in chauffeur services from Aluko

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2017

The civil forfeiture notice filed by the US department of justice (DOJ) to recover $144 million assets from Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum resources, has given an insight into her lavish lifestyle allegedly funded by proceeds of shady oil deals. In the notice filed on Friday, prosecutors said Jide Omokore and Kola Aluko, […]