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BREAKING: Ex-governor Sule Lamido granted bail on self-recognition

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2017

Former Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido, has been granted bail on own recognizance by a magistrate court sitting in Dutse, Premium Times reports. Ekpunobi, the prosecutor, had argued that Lamido should not be granted bail as he could jeopardise peace in the state. But the magistrate, Muhammad

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Begins Hearing On PDP Leadership Crisis

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2017

The legal battle over the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has continued in the nation’s hightest court. The Supreme Court will today hear the objection filed by the National Chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, against the appeal filed before the court by the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led faction. The Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of […]

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Buhari set to revoke private refineries’ licenses granted by Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2017

Nigerian government on Wednesday announced plan to revoke licenses given to individuals and corporate organisations for private refineries but were yet to be utilised. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, said this at a World Press Conference on the sidelines of ongoing annual Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, U.S. Former President, Olusegun

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Buhari’s ministerial nominee urges government and NLC to negotiate new minimum wage

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2017

A ministerial nominee, Prof. Stephen Ocheni, has called on the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) to quickly resume talks on a new minimum wage for workers. Ocheni made the call on Wednesday in Abuja while responding to issues raised by senators when he appeared at the Senate for screening and confirmation. He said […]

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INEC staff convicted for accepting N70m bribe from Diezani

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2017

For accepting over N70million bribe from former Petroleum Minister Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke to rig the 2015 general election results, a Federal High Court in Lagos Wednesday convicted an employee of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) . Justice Mohammed Idris convicted Tijani Inda Bashir for receiving cash payment of N70,050,000.00 after he pleaded

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EFCC plans to plant weapons in my guest house – Ekweremadu

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2017

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Wednesday alleged plot by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), to plant huge sum of money and other items in his guest house in Enugu. Ekweremadu told his colleagues that, he had it on good authority in a letter from an unnamed “good Samaritan”, that the EFCC was […]