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NASS workers strike: Staff grievances being look into- Gbajabiamila

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2018

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that workers in the National Assembly currently on strike cannot shut down the legislature. Gbajabiamilla said the strike cannot stop the National Assembly from sitting because it will amount to shutting down the

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Breaking: Senate urges police/judiciary joint committee to review activist Adeyanju’s rearrest

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2018

The Senate on Tuesday ordered the joint committee on police and judiciary to investigate the rearrest of activist and founder of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju by the police. Adeyanju’s rearrest was mentioned on the floor of the Senate by Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West senatorial district, where the activist hails from. He said, “Deji Adeyanju […]

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Amnesty International has been attacking the fabric of Nigeria – Army

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2018

The Nigerian Army has said that Amnesty International (A.I) has been attacking the very fabric of the nation, adding that the military has particularly been the centre of attack by the rights group. According to the army, the military will make a case for the international rights group to leave Nigeria if they continue with their mode […]

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2019: APC govt has impoverished Nigerians, Buhari must go – PDP New Media Group

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National New Media Group (PDP-NNMG) has declared that no effort would  be spared to send the President Muhammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) government out of power next year, saying millions of Nigerians have become extremely poorer in the last three and half years. Speaking at the inaugural conference […]

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Amnesty Int. has deviated from core values, says Nigerian Army as group blames FG for 3,000 deaths

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2018

The Nigerian Army has denied accusations of Amnesty International that it was, together with the Federal Government, an accomplice in the death of close to 4,000 people in the farmer/herdsmen crisis. ” The Nigerian branch of Amnesty International that has hitherto been well respected has deviated from the core values, principles and objectives of the […]

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Ekweremadu projects ‘A president of Igbo extraction’ in 2023

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2018

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has projected that in 2023, “A president of an Igbo extraction” is imminent. In an interview on Channels Television’s Roadmap 2019, Ekweremadu said that the presidency of Nigeria is dependent on the mood of the nation. Speaking on the role of the southeast in the Nigerian political landscape, he […]