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Ex-president Jonathan’s aide, 3 other top officials named in $20million bribery scandal in Switzerland

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

Three former top officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority and a former special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan have been named in a massive foreign bribery scandal that has led to the conviction of a company and some of its top officials in Switzerland. Premium Times gathered that

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Female IDPs accuse soldiers of demanding sex in exchange for favours

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

Some victims of the conflict in the north-east have accused soldiers and members of the civilian joint task force of raping women and girls in internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps and a hospital in Borno state. In a petition seen by the victims under the Knifar Movement, a body advocating the rights of displaced persons, […]

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Aisha Buhari: My husband is recovering fast… he’ll return soon

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

Aisha Buhari, wife of Nigeria’s president, says her husband who is receiving medical attention in London, is recovering fast and will return to the country soon, The Nation report. President Muhammadu Buhari, who had earlier spent 49 days in London over his ill-health, returned to the UK for medical follow-up on May 7. His wife joined […]

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Falana writes Osinbajo, demands release of El-Zakzaky, cleric’s wife, Dasuki

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has demanded the release of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (otherwise called Shiites), Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and the cleric’s wife, Zeinab, from illegal custody. Falan in a letter written to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, also urged Osinbajo to “direct the Nigerian Army to investigate and prosecute the […]

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NDLEA arrests woman feigning pregnancy with wraps of cocaine

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it arrested a 54-year-old single mother of four at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos with 32 wraps of cocaine. The suspect, identified as Owolabi Oluwayemisi Modinat was apprehended during the outward screening of passengers on a Qatar Airline flight to Saudi Arabia. According to […]

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Boko Haram: NSCDC deploys 600 personnel to worship centres in Maiduguri

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno Command, has deployed about 600 personnel to various worship centres in Maiduguri to assure worshipers of their safety. The State Commandant of the Corps, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, made the disclosure on Sunday in Maiduguri in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said the deployment was part of […]