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GOCOP and other media bodies, CSOs, demand investigation into Segun Olatunji’s Detention and Prosecution of Perpetrators

Daily Dispatch April 8, 2024

The undersigned media ORGANISATIONS, media associations and professional bodies as well as civil society organisations wish to express our deep concern and strong condemnation regarding the recent unlawful arrest, detention, brutalisation and torture of Mr. Segun Olatunji, Editor of FirstNews

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Breaking: FG reveals how Binance Manager escaped from Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2024

The office of the National Security Advisers, ONSA, has confirmed the escape of the Binance regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla. Anjarwalla, Binance’s Africa regional manager, escaped from custody on March 22, 2024, from an Abuja guest house, where he and his colleague, Tigran Gambaryan, were detained for alleged tax evasion. A statement issued by ONSA head […]

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FG: Only 5 per cent of Nigerians have above N500,000 in their bank accounts, blames last administration for unequal wealth distribution

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2024

Nigeria’s Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, said wealth in the last administration was unequally distributed, saying only the elite benefited from the administration. Edun, while appearing on Channels TV, said the federal government’s policies were geared towards correcting wealth inequality, where the elite were prioritised over the

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Breaking: National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure arrested

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2024

The national chairman of Labour party, Julius Abure has been arrested by the police in Edo, Benin city this afternoon. This was also captured in a video posted by popular news platform, Pidom Nigeria. It would be recalled that Julius Abure has been named in financial misappropriation scandal and his arrest could be in connection […]

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Nigeria sitting on keg of gunpowder – Sultan of Sokoto

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2024

The Chairman, Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar lll, on Wednesday, decried the deteriorating socio-economic as well as insecurity ravaging the country. Abubakar declared that with the current downturn of the economy which had inflicted untold hardship on on Nigerians, all was not okay with Nigeria, especially the

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EFCC uncovers religious body laundering money for terrorists, traces N7bn to another

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2024

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said the agency has uncovered a religious sect laundering money for terrorists. Olukoyede, who made the revelation at a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption.” on Wednesday in Abuja, also said N7 billion fraud proceeds was traced to another […]