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Kidnappers now to face death penalty- Senate

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2017

The Senate on Thursday passed a Bill for a law against abduction, wrongful restraint or wrongful confinement for a ransom. This came after a clause-by-clause consideration of a Report on the issue by Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters at plenary. The Bill was

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Nnamdi Kanu: Mischief makers intend to tarnish my image – Atiku

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2017

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged mischief makers intend to tarnish his image by attributing a statement in which the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was praised for placing the issue of restructuring on the front burner of national discourse. Atiku described the report on the website of a […]

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Diezani’s lawyer blocked us from interrogating her- EFCC

Daily Dispatch September 25, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has claimed its investigative team has been blocked from meeting with the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, in the United Kingdom. The ex-minister has been staying in the UK since 2015 when investigation into her tenure began. But EFCC stated that its efforts to interrogate […]

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Restructuring is the only way Nigeria can make real progress- Tinubu

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2017

Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said restructuring is the only way Nigeria can make real progress as a nation. Tinubu said “things will be in a constant state of disequilibrium and irritation” if the clamour and calls for restructuring are not heeded. He lamented the “undue concentration” of power […]

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Buhari Arrives London, To Spend Four Days Receiving Medical Treatment

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday arrived London after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The president is expected to meet his doctors today in London for medical treatment. A report by Punch newspaper said President Buhari’s media aide, Femi Adesina stated the President will return to Nigeria on Monday. A  senior aide to […]

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El-Rufai’s speech on restructuring at Chatham house‎ [Full Text]

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2017

Introduction When I concluded plans to visit London this week, it was for the purpose of making a presentation on primary health care at Chatham House. But about a week ago, I received a request to also speak here about the restructuring debate in Nigeria. I accepted with reservations, because I chair the APC’s Committee […]