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Breaking: Court dismisses Malafiia”s case against Police invitation

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2020

A Jos High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia, seeking to stop Police from investigating him. Mailafia was invited by the police for questioning at the Force Headquarters Abuja, last month The police

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FAKE NEWS ALERT: This video is from Kenya — NOT another Boko Haram attack on Zulum

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2020

A video in circulation is said to be from another attack on Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, by Boko Haram insurgents — this is not true. The video, which has gone viral on Twitter, is actually from an incident that happened in Kenya some months ago. Many social media users started sharing the video […]

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Osinbajo urges destination countries to insist on repatriation of illicit funds

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2020

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged leaders of destination countries to insist on repatriation of illicit funds and proceeds. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the Vice President made the submission at the virtual inauguration of a publication by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on the […]

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PPPRA, NNPC to be scrapped as Buhari sends PIB to National Assembly

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which is believed would reform the oil and gas sector to the National Assembly for consideration. According to The Punch, the bill proposes the scrapping of the National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). In place of the NNPC, the bill […]

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Breaking: Labour Suspends Strike, FG Orders Suspension Of Electricity Tarrif Hike For 2 Weeks, No Reduction In Fuel Price

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2020

The organised labour has suspended its planned strike action and protests billed to hold today (Monday), September 28, following agreements reached with the Federal government after a marathon of meeting held between representatives of labour unions and the government.The meeting, which started at about 8:30 pm on Sunday and spilled over till Monday morning had […]

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Breaking: Again, Boko Haram attacks Zulum’s convoy

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2020

The convoy of Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, was again attacked on Sunday morning. The latest attack, which recorded no death, occurred when the convoy was returning to Maiduguri. The attack happened around 10.30 am on Sunday, about two kilometers away from Baga. The convoy, according to some of the people who returned to […]