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No blackmail will stop NASS from working with executive – Lawan

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2020

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, for the umpteenth time on Friday, dismissed the insinuation that the ninth National Assembly is a rubber stamp Legislature. Lawan who returned to Nigeria Thursday morning after about three weeks private visit abroad said no amount of blackmail will

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Boko Haram: Security leadership change won’t guarantee victory, presidency tells CAN

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2020

The Presidency has faulted the claim of the Christian Association of Nigeria that the federal government should reconstitute the leadership of the security forces in the country to brace up its fight against terrorism and insurgency. CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, had said on Thursday, while reacting to the decapitation of Rev Lawan Andimi, CAN […]

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What we agreed with FG on Amotekun – Southwest Governors

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2020

Southwest Governors on Thursday said they agreed with the Federal Government on developing a legal framework for its security outfit, Operation Amotekun. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had held a meeting with Southwest governors in Abuja to find ways of resolving the controversies the setting up of Amotekun had generated. Chairman, Southwest Governors’ Forum, Rotimi

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Amotekun a monster that will distort Southwest- Dr. Sufi

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2020

Operation Amotekun will be a monster that will distort the Southwest, this is according to Dr. Suni Sufi.  The former Senior Lecturer at the Bayero University in Kano, stated this while featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. According to Dr. Sufi, “Amotekun is going to be a monster which will distort the […]

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Magu decries UK’s refusal to extradite Allison-Madueke, says the commission has sufficient evident against her

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2020

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has decried the refusal of the United Kingdom to extradite a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, to face trial for alleged money laundering in Nigeria. Magu stated this on Monday, while receiving the “Institution of the Decade” award on behalf of […]

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Buhari reappoints Ankeli, Garba as aides on Disability Matters

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of two of his aides. A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said the President approved the reappointments of Dr Samuel Ankeli and Shehu Garba. According the statement, the appointments took effect from 15th of October, 2019. “President Muhammadu Buhari […]