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Court orders final forfeiture of Emefiele’s $4.7m, N830m, property

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2025

A federal high court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7 million, N830 million, and property linked to Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Yellim Bogoro, the presiding judge, granted the final forfeiture application brought by the Economic and

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S’Court Dismisses Fubara’s Appeal Challenging Amaewhule-Led Assembly 

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2025

A five-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji has dismissed the appeal filed by the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, challenging the leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji while dismissing the appeal awarded a cost of two million naira against the […]

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Buhari claims: “I didn’t enrich myself as president, I feed from my Kaduna house rent”

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2025

Former President Muhammadu Buhari says he now lives on money he earned from renting out one of his two houses in Kaduna State. Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s president between 2015 and 2023, stressed that he did not corruptly enrich himself as president. The former president said this over the weekend while addressing the All […]

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Police alert Kano residents of possible terrorist attack, tightens security

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2025

The Kano State Police Command has alerted residents to intelligence reports of a suspected plan by terrorists to target public gatherings in strategic locations across the state. In a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Police urged residents to exercise caution and avoid crowded areas until further […]

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Tinubu names Ganduje, Akinyemi, Meseko as heads of Federal Parastatals

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations. The president also appointed a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services. A new managing director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a director-general for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) have also been

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Former FCT, Gen. Jeremiah Useni is dead

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2025

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lt. General Jeremiah Timbut Useni, is dead. According to family sources, he died on Thursday, January 23, 2025, following a protracted illness. The passing of the Useni was also contained in a statement in by Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State via his Director of Press and […]