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Breaking: Another N350million Recovered In A Lagos Shop By EFCC

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2017

A whistleblower today led operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to intercept huge sums of money in various currencies at the popular Balogun Market in Lagos. The monies include €547,730 and £21,090 as well as N5,648,500 . The total haul is about N350m at the

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National Assembly to publish budget of legislature

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2017

The National Assembly has reacted to the publication of security votes by Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Governor El-Rufai had on Monday, April 10, released details of his state’s security vote and challenged the National Assembly to do same. The House of Representatives in response has said El-Rufai was trying to be clever in publishing […]

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Niger forces kill 57 Boko Haram militants

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2017

Niger security forces killed 57 members of Boko Haram sect who attacked a village in the southeastern Diffa region overnight, the defence ministry said in a statement on Monday. At least 15 soldiers and two civilians were wounded during the attack by heavily armed men in Gueskerou village, which is around 30 km (22 miles) […]

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PDP on death row, APC struggling for breath – Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2017

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that the People Democratic Party, PDP, is on death row while his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is gasping for breath. The Vice President spoke yesterday at the National Conference on Political Party Supremacy and the Dynamics of Parliamentary Autonomy put together by the National Institute for […]

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Malabu Scam: Freshly Leaked Emails Show Shell Petroleum Knew It Was Paying Bribes To Ex-President Jonathan, Others

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2017

Newly leaked internal emails have revealed that members of the top management of oil giants, Shell, were aware that the money they paid for oil block OPL 245 in 2011 would go to Mr. Dan Etete, the former Nigerian oil minister convicted for money laundering, not the Nigerian people. The emails, seen by Global Witness […]

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Boko Haram: Trump to sell planes to Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2017

The Trump administration will move forward with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram Islamic extremists despite concerns over abuses committed by the African nation’s security forces, according to U.S. officials. Congress is expected to receive formal notification within weeks, setting in motion a deal with Nigeria that the