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Court declares RUGA, cattle colony illegal in Benue

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2020

A Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, presided over by Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon, on Monday declared the federal government policy, plan or proclamation to establish RUGA Settlement and cattle colonies in Benue State as unwarranted, unlawful and unconstitutional. Delivering judgement in the

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Breaking: We’ll Name, Shame MDAs Who Fail To Render Audited Accounts– Reps Panel

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2020

By Olafemi Akintunde The House of Reps committee on Public Accounts has vowed to name and shame every Ministry, Department and Agency of government which did not render its audited accounts and also failed to honour invitations to its public hearing on alleged deliberate and reckless refusal by some non Treasury Funded MDAs to Office […]

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Slain soldier’s wives kick against releasing repentant boko haram

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2020

Wives of murdered Nigerian soldiers have kicked against the release of Boko Haram insurgents on the grounds of perceived repentance. The wives under the aegis of Military Widows Association have expressed their anger at the Federal government for releasing insurgents who are responsible for the death of their husbands and many other Nigerians including women […]

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Why I am still in pain and traumatised- Jonathan

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2020

Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has revealed reason he is still in pain and traumatised over the Christmas eve attack by gunmen on his country home in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. The former president said he was still in pain for the fact that a soldier was killed in the attack. Jonathan, who spoke in […]

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Breaking: Court orders arrest of ex-Minister, Dan Etete, two others over Malabu Oil deal

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2020

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Gwagwalada, Abuja has ordered the arrest of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dauzia Loya (Dan) Etete and two others. Also to be arrested are Munamuna Seidougha and Amaran Joseph. Justice Abubakar Kutigi gave the orders on Thursday in a ruling on an ex-parte motion […]

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How smuggled weapons from Libya, Turkey fuel Nigeria’s farmer-Herder conflict- Study

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2020

Weapons that have been used in inter communal violence that has killed thousands of people in northern Nigeria have been trafficked from Ivory Coast, Libya and Turkey, according to a new report by the Conflict Armament Research group. Fighting between farmers and semi-nomadic herders over land has gone on for decades in Nigeria’s central belt […]