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Activities paralysed in South East as groups commemorate Biafra

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2017

Social and economic activities were paralysed in parts of the Southeast as the people obeyed a call by two pro-Biafra groups for a public holiday to commemorate the declaration of the defunct republic. Indigenous People of Biafra and Movement for Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra had

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Aisha Buhari jets out to London to see sick husband

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2017

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom to see her ailing husband 23 days after he left for further medical consultations in the country. In a brief statement the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Nigeria’s number one woman, Adebisi Olumide Ajayi said she was off to spend […]

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BREAKING: DSS officially handover 82 rescued Chibok girls to FG

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2017

The 82 rescued Chibok girls have been handed over to the Ministry of Women Affairs to commence their rehabilitation. The girls were handed over to the ministry today, Tuesday, May 30, by the Department of State Services (DSS). The event took place at the Women Development Centre, Abuja, where a facility have been prepared for […]

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Isiaka Adeleke’s death: Senator died of drugs overdose – Coroner

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2017

The coroner inquest setup by the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola to probe the cause of death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke, on Tuesday blamed the lawmaker’s death on drugs overdose. The coroner, Olusegun Ayilara while giving his verdict also dismissed claims that the Senator was poison to death. Adeleke died on April 23, 2017. He […]

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Senator Dino Melaye Caught On Tape Bribing Tribunal Judge Akoh Ikpeme

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2017

An audio tape obtained by Saharareporters has revealed how Nigerian Senator Dino Melaye compromised Justice Akon Ikpeme, the tribunal judge who handled his election case in 2015. In the tape, which captures a telephone conversation between Justice (Mrs) Akoh and Mr. Melaye, the judge is overheard asking Mr. Melaye to give her a bribe in US […]

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Viability Index: 36 States generate N801b IGR, receive N2.6t from FAAC in 2016 + table

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2017

The index, carefully and painstakingly computed, proved that without the monthly disbursement from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, many states remain nonviable and cannot survive The Economic Confidential, the award winning Economic Intelligence Magazine, has released its Annual States Viability Index, which shows that 14 States are insolvent as their