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Breaking: Police declare Briton, Nigerian wanted for attempting to topple Tinubu’s govt

Daily Dispatch September 2, 2024

The Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, declared a British national, Andrew Wynne, also known as Andrew Povich, and a Nigerian, Lucky Obiyan, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the democratically elected government in the country. The police accused the British national of building a

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VP Shettima explains why he deliberately violated FCCPC due process 

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2024

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday admitted he ordered the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to immediately reopen Sahad Store, a supermarket owned by his friend, Ibrahim Mijinyawa, after it was shut down for violating pricing regulations. At the inauguration of Sahad Hospitals in Abuja on Saturday, Mr Shettima confessed to obstructing

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Breaking: NNPC finally admits debts owed to oil traders responsible for fuel scarcity  

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has finally admitted that the debts owed international oil traders as a major factor in the ongoing fuel scarcity across the country. In a statement on Sunday, NNPC spokesperson Olufemi Soneye confirmed media reports attributing the fuel shortage to supply disruptions caused by outstanding debt obligations to international

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Breaking: Why Tinubu sacked Bichi as D-G DSS

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2024

Facts have now emerged on the reasons behind the removal of the security chief from office. President Bola Tinubu on Monday sacked the Director-General (DG), Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Yusuf Bichi. The removal sparked controversy with many wondering what would have prompted the president to remove Bichi. According to The Guardian, Tinubu was removing anyone

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21 states seek N1.65trn loans despite 40% rise in FAAC revenues

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2024

Twenty one states of the federation are seeking loans amounting to N1.65 trillion to fund their 2024 budget deficits despite the increase in the allocations they have received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in the last one year. From June 2023 to June this year, all the 36 states and the 774 local […]

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OVH Acquisition: The Facts, by NNPC Ltd

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2024

The attention of NNPC Ltd. has been drawn to a press release signed by Mr. Paul Ibe, a Media Adviser to the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In the statement, the former Vice President was quoted to have lamented “the criminal hijack of the NNPC by corporate cabals around the current President”. He was […]