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We are under pressure to release Evans — Police

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

Police authority in Lagos said that the force is being pressurized to released billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans. Evans was arrested penultimate Saturday from his mansion at Magodo Estate, Lagos for multiple kidnappings. A reward of N30 million was placed by the

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Ex-militant leaders resolve to support Buhari’s peace initiatives

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

Ex-militant leaders of phases 2 and 3 had resolved in Port Harcourt, Rivers, to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s peace initiatives for the region. This decision followed a crucial meeting between Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd) and the ex-militant leaders. According to a statement signed by Ms Stella Inametti, Media

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Melaye’s Recall: INEC to Verify Petitioners’ Signatures July 3

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it verify the signatures of petitioners for the recall of Sen. Dino Melaye, from the Senate on July 3. The commission stated this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja by Mallam Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee of the commission. The electorate […]

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Osinbajo lacks the ability to stop Biafra agitation-Onaiyekan

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has said in spite of the series of meetings and engagements with relevant stakeholders, the Acting President – Yemi Osinbajo lacked the magic to stop the current Biafra agitation and other tension in the country. Onaiyekan stated this at a Mass to mark the Centenary of the […]

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Senate slams Fashola, warns him against raising false alarm about 2017 budget

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

The Senate has cautioned Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, to stop spreading wrong information and half-truth about the 2017 budget as the legislators worked to ensure equity across the country on all new and outstanding projects. In a statement by its spokesperson, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate noted that Mr. Fashola did not

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Osinbajo rules out return of military rule

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has ruled out the possibility of the return of military rule in Nigeria, saying the nation’s unity is worth preserving and protecting. He spoke on Friday at the graduation of the 2017 Class of Senior Course 39 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State. Osinbajo, in his […]