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BREAKING: Metuh requests to call Jonathan as witness, Dasuki kicks

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2017

A former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Part (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has requested that former president, Goodluck Jonathan serve as his defence witness in a case at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Metuh who is facing trial over allegation that he received N400million prior to the 2015

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I didn’t reinstate Maina, says Dambazau

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2017

The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Sunday offered explanations on how the former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force Team on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, was reinstated into the civil service. The Minister’s position was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Ehisienmen Osaigbovo. The statement said: “The ex-Chairman of the Presidential Task

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Turkey Visit: President Buhari returns to Abuja

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday returned to Abuja after a successful four-day working visit to Ankara and Istanbul in Turkey. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President’s official aircraft which took off from Ataturk airport, Istanbul at about 12 p.m (Turkish time) local time, landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja […]

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12 Niger soldiers killed in fresh attack

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2017

Twelve paramilitary police were killed Saturday in a fresh attack in Niger’s restive southwest bordering Mali, the interior minister said. “There was a new attack. Twelve gendarmes were killed. We have launched search operations,” Mohamed Bazoum told AFP. It comes after an ambush at the beginning of October killed four US and Niger soldiers along […]

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Atiku’s son remanded for contempt of court

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2017

A magistrate court in Lagos has remanded Aminu, son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, for contempt. He was locked up in the transit cell of Tinubu chief magistrates court Lagos for disobeying a court order. Aminu was alleged to have disobeyed an order made by Kikelomo Ayeye, the chief magistrate, in October over the custody […]

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D-8 meeting: Buhari leaves for Turkey Tomorrow

Daily Dispatch October 17, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari is to depart for Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday, to participate in the ninth Summit of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation (D-8) slated for Oct. 20. Members of D-8 are Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said […]