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Senate begins screening of ministerial nominees on Wednesday – Lawan

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2019

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said that the screening and confirmation of the nominees would begin on Wednesday. He added that other legislative activities in the chamber would take back seat to ensure the speedy completion of the important assignment. Lawan said this after reeling out the

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Breaking: We lost 11 members, 30 injured – Shi’ites alleges

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2019

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly called Shiites has alleged that 11 of its members were killed in a clash with the police in Abuja. The group also claimed that 30 other members were injured in the clash. It said out of those injured, the police went to University of Abuja Teaching Hospital in […]

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Workers, relatives loot N.3billion jewelries, other valuables

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2019

The police in Bayelsa State have commenced investigations into the looting of valuables including jewelries worth over N.3bn belonging to former President Goodluck Jonathan by his domestic workers and some relatives. Already, the police were said to have arrested some suspects, who broke into the palatial home of Jonathan in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area […]

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Fatoyinbo: Amnesty international knocks police’ invasion of Dakolo’s home

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2019

Rights group Amnesty International yesterday condemned the police invasion of singer Timi Dakolo’s Lagos over his wife, Busola’s rape allegation against Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) founder Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo. Policemen from the Special Tactical Squad (STS) under the office of the Inspector General of Police (IG) Mohammed Adamu has on Saturday evening stormed

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Presidential Election Petition: Atiku’s star witness denies seeing INEC server

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2019

The star witness invited by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Osita Chidoka, on Friday admitted that he has never seen the purported server, which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) allegedly used to transmit results. When asked if he witnessed the transmission of the results electronically to the server, Chidoka said no. […]

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PDP closes case at Presidential Election Tribunal, calls 62 witnesses

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have closed their case at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. After a series of proceedings which lasted over two months at the Tribunal sitting in Abuja, the petitioners closed their case on Friday. They called a total of 62 witnesses to testify, in addition […]