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BREAKING: Court strikes out Independence Day bombing charge against Charles Okah

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2017

A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out one of the charges brought against the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bombing, Charles Okah. Justice Gabriel Kolawole said he dismissed the charge because evidence cited in court did not prove that the President Goodluck Jonathan,

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BREAKING: Senate confirms 15 out of Buhari’s 27 REC nominees

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2017

The senate on Thursday confirmed 15 Resident Electoral Commissioners, REC, of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, out of the 27 nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that Buhari had on March 23, sent 27 REC nominees to the senate for confirmation in compliance with section 14(3)(a) of the third schedule to the 1999 constitution […]

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For pestering his patient with love advances a Nigerian doctor suspended in UK

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2017

The 40-years-old Nigerian medical doctor accused of pestering his patient with love advances has been suspended from practice in the UK for one year. The Mailonline reports that Dr Chris Uzoh, the obsessive doctor had flooded a terrified patient with chat-up texts and tried to woo her with flowers. Dr Uzoh, from Cheshire, sent her […]

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Boko Haram: Nigeria’s $1.5b compassionate reaction arrange 28% supported – UN

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2017

The $1.5 billion humanitarian response plan for Nigeria for 2017 is 28 per cent funded, five months into the year, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has said. Kallon, who is also the UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, made the update available to the UN, according to Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. […]

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How Diezani Disbursed $115m To Abubakar Suleiman, Dele Belgore, Others

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2017

An investigative officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Usman Zikari, has revealed to the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos how former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke shared $115 million with politicians and influential figures across Nigeria, including former Minister for National Planning Abubakar Suleiman. Mr. Zikari, in his

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Reps query disbursement of 200m dollars for solar energy project in North-East

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2017

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, has expressed  concern on the disbursement of the 200 million dollars Clean Technology Trust Fund (CTF),  meant for the funding of solar energy project in North-East zone. Toward this end on Wednesday, it mandated its Committee on Environment and Habitat to interface with the Ministers of Environment and Finance, […]