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Fashola alleges NASS padded his ministry’s budget

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2017

Minister of Power, Works and Housing,Babatunde Fashola, has raised the alarm over the insertion of projects outside the purview of his ministry in the 2017 Appropriation Act by the National Assembly. The minister said it was unfair to the Executive arm for the inclusion of such projects after

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Dino Melaye: INEC Begins Recall Process, Writes Him

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2017

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Thursday said it has informed Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye about the process of his recall. The electoral body disclosed that the decision to notify the Senator of the demand of his people was taken at its meeting held in Abuja.  The Commission said the meeting was […]

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We’ll drive power generating set sellers out of job – Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The Federal Government has vowed to render operators of electricity generating sets in rural areas “jobless” by meeting the energy demands of rural communities through sustainable renewal energy solution. The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, stated this at the inauguration of Nigerian Renewable Energy Roundtable on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, already the

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Nigerian Man arrested for human trafficking, torturing & killing in Italy

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

Nigerian human trafficker known as “Rambo” has been arrested in Italy on charges of torturing and killing migrants held captive in Libya, Italian police said Tuesday. The suspect named John Ogais, 25, was traced to a reception centre in Calabria in southern Italy and clapped in cuffs on charges of belonging to a transnational smuggling […]

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Nine million Nigerians are depressed – Psychiatrist

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The Chief Consultant and Head of Behavioural Medicine, Karu General Hospital, Dr Daramola Tayo, says an estimated nine million Nigerians may be suffering from depression. Tayo disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a health talk on depression organised by the Public Health Department, Health and Human Services Secretariat, FCTA. The psychiatrist said depression could […]

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Osinbajo meets northern traditional leaders, urges agitators to express grievances without scorn, disdain

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has admonished people with grievances to express them graciously without acorn or disdain as he reiterated that government is not deaf to such agitations. But he has also restated his warning that government would deploy every means at its disposal to ensure that nobody threatens the territorial integrity of the country […]