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Breaking: Reps to summon Buhari over insecurity

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2020

The House of Representatives has resolved to invite the President Muhammadu Buhari to address members in plenary over the security crises across the country. Earlier, plenary at the House of Representatives turned rowdy on Tuesday as members were sharply divided over a motion seeking to invite

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Breaking: Senate confirms Yakubu as INEC Chairman

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2020

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission for the second term of five years. The confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on INEC, led by Senator Kabiru Gaya, which submitted its report at plenary and recommended Yakubu for […]

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Why Buhari has not sacked service chiefs – Presidency

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said his principal is yet to sack service chiefs, because he is satisfied with their performance. Shehu stated this while appearing on Arise TV on Monday night. He flayed the calls for service chiefs to be sacked, describing it as “out of […]

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Gowon’s purported loot of CBN: FG breaks silence, attacks MP

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2020

Federal Government on Tuesday reacted to claim by a member of the British Parliament, Tom  Tugendhat that former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon took half of Central Bank’s money with him to London, rubbishing the insinuation. British MP Tom Tom Tugendhat had during debate on #EndSARS protest at the parliament alleged that Gowon took half […]

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ICPC uncovers hidden $1 million linked with Federal High court

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2020

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has obtained an Interim Forfeiture Order on the sum of USD 919,202.07 fraudulently hidden in a bank account. The money IS linked to the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt. The ICPC found the money following a petition against some officials of the Federal High […]

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UN office retracts casualty figure on killing of farmers in NE Nigeria

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2020

A United Nations office has retracted its initial casualty figure of farmers reportedly killed by Boko Haram in a Nigerian village. In a statement sent to Xinhua on Monday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Nigeria revised its earlier report, saying the 110 casualty figure in the village in Nigeria’s […]