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Don’t allow governors borrow N17trn from Pension funds, SERAP tells Buhari

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2020

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the President, Muhammadu Buhari to instruct the Director-General and Board of the National Pension Commission to use their statutory powers to stop the 36 state governors from borrowing or withdrawing N17 trillion from the pension funds

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Kano Ullammas, Jumma’at Immams endorse Tinubu for 2023

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2020

The Council of Ullammas and some Jumma’at Mosque Immams in Kano have endorsed the candidature of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu for the 2023 presidential election. The Immams and the Ullammas believe that it is time for payback for what the Jagaban did to one of their own, President […]

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Minister Challenges Local Broadcast Media To Tell Nigerian Story

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2020

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has challenged the Nigerian broadcast media to take the lead in telling the Nigerian story in order to guard against distortion of facts by a section of the foreign media. The Minister gave the challenge in Oko, Oyo State, while commissioning the 89.3 FM Station on […]

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We’ve lost another great man, Makinde mourns as Harry Akande passes on

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2020

Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, described the death of reputable businessman and former presidential aspirant, Chief Harry Akande, as a great loss to Oyo State and Nigeria. The governor, in a condolence message to the Akande family, stated that the passing on of Akande at this time meant that Ibadanland and Oyo […]

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Lawyer withdraws service from Maina’s son, Faisal

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2020

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned the trial of Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina until December 8. This followed the withdrawal of his lawyer, Francis Oransanye. Faisal is the son of Abdulrashed Maina, former chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) In absence of legal representation, prosecution counsel, M. S. Abubakar […]

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Nobody can stop FG from probing #EndSARS protesters —Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2020

The Federal Government says being a member of #EndSARS protest is not an immunity from being investigated or charged for any offence or breach of the laws. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Friday in Lagos at a meeting with editors of newspapers. The minister, who was responding to […]