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Court orders forfeiture of Diezani’s jewellery, gold iPhone worth $40m

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2019

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos State has ordered the forfeiture of 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone, valued at $40m, belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. The judge ordered that the items should be

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Nearly 40 killed in airstrike on Libya migrant centre

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2019

Nearly 40 migrants were killed in an airstrike Tuesday night on their detention centre in a Tripoli suburb blamed on Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who has been trying for three months to seize the capital. At least 70 were also wounded in the raid on Tajoura, an emergency services spokesman told AFP. “This is a […]

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Breaking: Senate sets up committee to probe Senator Abbo

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2019

Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday set up a committee to probe the alleged assault of a lady by Senator Elias Abbo. The Senator was seen on video that has gone viral, assaulting the lady. The committee has two weeks to submit its report. It was not clear whether Abbo, who has promised to give […]

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Four firms appeals permanent forfeiture of N9.2billion and $8.4million linked to Patience Jonathan

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2019

Four firms have appealed against the Monday judgment of the Federal High Court in Lagos which ordered the permanent forfeiture of the sums of N9.2bn and $8.4m linked to Patience, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The four firms – Finchley Top Homes Limited; AM PM Global Network; Pagmat Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited; […]

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Breaking: Hon. Alhassan Doguwa emerges House of Reps Majority Leader

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2019

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has finally settled for Alhassan Doguwa as its Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, The Nation reports. Doguwa is an APC member representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State. The lawmaker was the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives in the 8th Assembly. Details later…

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We will spend our last kobo to eliminate Boko Haram – Gov. Zullum

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2019

Borno State Governor Babagana Zullum on Monday assured that the state government would spend its last kobo to support the military and strengthen Civilian JTF and hunters, to eliminate terrorism. Zullum gave the promise when he received the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, who visited him in Maiduguri. He vowed that the state […]