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Breaking: After six-hour grilling, DSS releases ex-CBN gov, Mailafia

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2020

A crowd gathered outside the Jos office of the Department of State Services while the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, was grilled on Wednesday. Mailafia was later released a few minutes past 6pm after for six hours. Mailafia was invited by operatives

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Deregistered political parties: INEC heads to Supreme Court

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would approach the Supreme Court over conflicting judgments by the Court of Appeal on deregistered political parties. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by, Mr Festus Okoye,INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. Okoye confirmed that INEC was in receipt

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SERAP Asks World Bank To ‘Tread Carefully In Disbursing $114.28m Credit For Nigeria’

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2020

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the World Bank President Mr David Malpass, urging him to use his “good offices to encourage the Federal Government and 36 state governments to publicly commit to transparency and accountability in the spending of the $114.28m credit and grant for COVID-19, which the […]

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Edo: Malami’s directive to IGP thoughtless, unconstitutional, null and void- PDP

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2020

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the directive by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, to Inspector General of Police to provide security for some Edo State House of Assembly members-elect as thoughtless, unconstitutional, null and void. “Nothing in sections 90, 91, 101 and 104 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) cited […]

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Edo Assembly crisis deepens: Victor Edoror emerges parallel Speaker

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2020

The 14 members-elect in Edo State who refused to be inaugurated last year and three lawmakers who later pledged loyalty to the governorship candidate of the APC, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, have formed parallel Assembly in the state. The inauguration which was held at an undisclosed venue, saw a former Speaker of Edo Assembly, Victor Edoror, […]

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FG’s Reviewed Broadcast Code Aimed At Muzzling Media, Conceal APC Corruption- PDP

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday rejected the reviewed broadcast code by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government, describing it as another draconian measure to muzzle the media, suppress free speech in Nigeria and concealed corruption in the ruling party. The party said the APC and its government adopted the reviewed code with its […]