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BREAKING: Osun pensioners picket state secretariat over unpaid pension arrears

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2017

Pensioners in Osun State on Friday stormed the State Secretariat and locked put workers in continuation of their protest to press home demand for payment of their pension arrears and gratuities. The pensioners started the fresh protest on Thursday and continued early Friday morning before

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Notorious Boko Haram terrorist nabbed in Buni Gari

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

Troops of 27 Task Force Brigade, deployed to Buni Gari in Borno said they have arrested another suspected Boko Haram terrorist. Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the Director Army Public Relations, made this known on Thursday in Maiduguri. Usman said the suspect, 20, was arrested by the troops on June 25 while on perimeter patrol. He added […]

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Biafra: Nigeria Will Defeat Separatist Agitations, Says US

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, says Nigerians who preach unity will overcome those calling for secession. Symington said this in a speech at an event held in commemoration of the 241st anniversary of American independence in Abuja on Thursday. The US envoy said his country and Nigeria shared many similarities, most notably, […]

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N23million Scam: EFCC arrests NABDA DG

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

The Director-General National Biotechnology Development Agency NABDA, Professor Lucy Ogbadu has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged N23 million fraud. The spokesman of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Thursday. Uwujaren said Ogbadu was picked up by EFCC operatives in Port Harcourt, Rivers

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FG offers fresh 9-month amnesty for tax offenders

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

The federal government on Thursday launched its voluntary asset and income declaration scheme (VAIDS) to broaden the country’s tax base and offer incentives for tax evaders. According to the ministry of finance, the tax amnesty will run for the next nine months, effective from July 1, 2017. From July 1 to December 31, the government would […]

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European Court sentences baby to death

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

A European Human Rights Court has given its verdict on a case of human rights that will compel a couple to allow their sick baby to die. The parents of the baby Chris Gard and Connie Yates have been in a long legal battle to save their baby who is suffering from a serious genetic […]