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Ogun citizens dominate returnees from South Africa

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2019

Ogun State has 30, the highest number, out of the 187 returnees evacuated from South Africa last week. Imo came second with 28 citizens. This came out from the profiling of the returnees, escaping from xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The profile showed that the first batch of the 187

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BRT bus explodes at Anthony Bus stop in Lagos

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2019

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Xenophobia:178 Nigerians on their home from S/Africa

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2019

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that 178 Nigerians are now on their way to Nigeria from South Africa. The ministry told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that the returnees were on board Air Peace Airline expected to touch down at the Murtala International Airport, Lagos, at 11. 15 p.m. The Ministry officials on […]

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Tribunal: PDP, Atiku Abubakar presented no evidence of non-compliance to Electoral Act

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2019

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday said Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party did not present before it any evidence to show that the 2019 presidential election was not conducted in compliance to the Electoral Act. Justice Garba Mohammed, reading the decision, noted a number of allegations brought forward by the petitioners to […]

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IMN: 12 Shiites ‘killed’ across Nigeria on Ashura Day

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2019

A Nigerian Shiite organisation, Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), said 12 of its members were killed in a nationwide crackdown on Tuesday. The Shiites were embarking on their annual religious rite, Ashura, across many states in Nigeria. The group’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Musa, in a statement Tuesday afternoon said the killings took place after attacks on […]

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FG receives N2trn in first half 2019 – D-G Budget

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2019

The Federal Government  received two trillion naira as revenue  from January to June 2019, Director-General of the Budget Office, Mr Ben Akabueze, has said. Akabueze disclosed this at the Public Consultative Forum on the 2020 to 2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) in Abuja on Tuesday. He explained that within the […]