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Court orders interim forfeiture of Okorocha’s properties

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2021

Justice Fred Njemanze of the Imo State High Court, Owerri, has ordered an interim forfeiture of all the properties illegally acquired by a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, who was in office from 2011 to 2019. The order was sequel to an application brought by a Senior Advocate of

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Northern Governors wade into Ortom, Mohammed feud

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2021

The Northern Governors Forum has intervened in the altercation between two of its members, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, and his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom. The two governors have engaged each other in a public spat over the proprietary of open grazing and Fulani herdsmen carrying assault rifles for protection. Kaduna State Governor, Nasir […]

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FG welcomes rising crude oil price – Minister

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2021

The Federal Government has described as a welcome development the rising price of crude oil in the global market, saying, “this is a good omen for Nigeria”. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, made this known on Thursday in Abuja when she addressed State House correspondents on the state of […]

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Time to treat criminals as criminals – Buhari talks though, rule out amnesty for bandits, insurgents

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ruled out the possibility of the Federal Government’s readiness to grant amnesty to armed criminals terrorising the country, saying his government will continue to deal decisively with bandits, kidnappers and insurgents. The President who stated this while declaring open the a joint security meeting of Northern State Governors’ Forum,

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Breaking: Buhari, EFCC Chairman, Bawa in closed-door meeting

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with Abdulrasheed Bawa, the newly confirmed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Also in attendance was the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. They met behind closed-doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. As at the time of filing this report, the […]

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There will be Uproar If Adeboye Negotiated With Terrorists—Dele Momodu

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2021

By Oluchi Ihediuche Media mogul and businessman, Chief Dele Momodu, has said it is saddening that security forces know the locations of bandits and terrorists but fail to apprehend them. He also questioned how Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has been “strolling in and out of the forests.”Momodu added that Pastor Enoch Adeboye, elder statesman and […]