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Nigerian scientists identify possible COVID-19 treatment drug, says Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2021

A team of Nigerian professors and scientists, named IVERCOVID Research Group, has investigated the effectiveness and roles that the Ivermectin drug can play in the treatment of coronavirus. This was revealed in a statement on Tuesday by Mr Laolu Akande, the media aide to the Vice President,

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COVID-19: FG to vaccinate 103m Nigerians for free

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2021

The Federal Government has made provision in the 2021 budget to pay for the vaccination of around 103 million Nigerians or 50 percent of the population against COVID-19. Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation Ben Akabueze made this disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday during the budget 2021 budget breakdown. According to Akabueze: “There […]

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There is no plan to remove me from office – Uche Secondus

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2021

By Oluchi Ihediuche National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has denied claims making rounds of removing him from office before his tenure expires. Secondus, in a statement by his media aide, Ike Abonyi, said contrary to allegations that he had not ‘managed the party well’, his leadership had, in the last three years, […]

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Murder: Court Martial Sentences Soldier To Death By Firing Squad

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2021

The court-martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital has sentenced Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to death by firing squad for killing the adjutant of his unit, one Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi. Trooper Maduabuchi was arraigned for murder after shooting Lieutenant Ngorgi in July 2020 at close range in Bama Local Government of Borno State for refusing to […]

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2018 audit: oAuGF Partners ICPC to conduct indepth audit of FIRS, Customs

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2021

…uncovers N105.760bn infractions, queries MDAs over irregular expenditure, non-remittance of revenue The Office of the Auditor General of the Federation (oAuGF) says it has launched a strategic partnership with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct in-depth examinations of revenue generating agencies, starting with the

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Scandal Trailes the Nigerian police force promotion

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2021

By Oluchi Ihediuche Scandal trailed the Nigeria Police Force and the Police Service Commission promotion list as strange names who did not take the mandatory Promotion Examination nor go through any assessment using the Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER), where found while 17 qualified senior officers were excluded. It was gathered that the promotion lists […]