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Breaking: Dino Melaye charged with illegal possession of guns

Daily Dispatch March 19, 2018

Senator Dino Melaye who is challenging moves to recall him by his constituency is in fresh trouble: the Police said they have filed a case in court accusing him and three other persons of illegal possession of firearms. Police spokesman Jimoh Moshood, announced the move today in a statement.

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I’ll release details of Saraki, Dogara’s pay, says Sagay

Daily Dispatch March 19, 2018

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), says the N13m allowances being received by senators is only a tip of the iceberg as Nigerians will be shocked when he releases details of the allowances of the principal officers of the National Assembly. Sagay said this during an interview with […]

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Breaking: VP Yemi Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2018

The weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting is currently ongoing. The meeting is presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as President Muhammadu Buhari continues his tour of troubled states. Buhari is in Yobe State, where 110 secondary school girls were abducted in Dapchi. The meeting, which had most ministers in attendance, started when Osinbajo […]

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Buhari sacks Boroh as amnesty coordinator

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sacked his Special Adviser on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (retd.). In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President also named Prof. Charles Dokubo as his replacement. In addition to his sack, Buhari also directed the National […]

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Mahama, Amina Mohammed, Spanish Former Deputy PM, Saraki, converge in London for Commonwealth Africa Summit 2018

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2018

Immediate past President of Ghana, John D Mahama and Spanish Former Deputy Prime Minister María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, are among dignitaries confirmed to discuss the Africa’s economic growth and Shared Prosperity of Commonwealth Member States from Africa at the Commonwealth Africa Summit 2018 holding in London from the 12th – 15th March 2018. […]

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Unease In Senate As Plot To Remove Saraki, Ekweremadu Thickens

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2018

The Senate has concluded plans to investigate Senator Abdullahi Adamu’s involvement in the destabilization of the Senate. Senator Isah Hamman Misau had in January said at plenary that a Minister is leading a move to impeach the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki. Coming under point of order on Thursday, Senator Obinna Ogba […]