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Stop provoking soldiers-Falana

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2017

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has warned politicians not to provoke Nigerian soldiers. Falana gave this warning, while speaking at the 50th birthday celebration of another human rights lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, in Ikeja, Lagos. He was reacting to reports of alleged coup involving some

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Nigerian government releases N54bn to settle workers’ pension

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2017

Nigerian Government has directed the release of N54 billion towards the settlement of inherited and current liabilities to Federal Government retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme. Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, made the disclosure in an interactive radio programme, “Hannu Da Yawa” on the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN Kaduna. He said the

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Presidency releases Buhari’s pictures to mark 2017 Children’s Day

Daily Dispatch May 27, 2017

The Presidency on Saturday in Abuja released some filed pictures of President Muhammadu Buhari with children in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as part of memorial events to mark this year’s Children’s Day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Buhari left Abuja for London on May 10, to see his doctors for follow-up medical […]

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Ecological Fund: Why El-Rufai is a pathological liar – Goodluck Jonathan

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2017

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has come for Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai for accusing him of sharing  the Ecological fund among on Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governors during his administration. El-Rufai had claimed that the former president only shared the National Ecological Fund to states ruled by the PDP. In his reaction, Jonathan described El-Rufai […]

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For not according his wife preferential treatment, Governor Ambode orders the sack of Chaplain

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2017

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, allegedly prompted the Governing Council, Chapel of Christ the Light, Alausa, Lagos State, to remove Venerable Femi Taiwo as Chaplain. Taiwo, it was gathered, got the sack letter, without any query or official reason. He was ordered to exit his official quarters where he lived with his wife and two […]

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Desist from rejecting corp members-Osinbajo warns MDAs

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2017

The acting president, Yemi Osinbajo, has warned government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to desist from rejecting corps members posted to them for primary assignment. Mr. Osinbajo gave the warning during the Swearing-In Ceremony of the 2017 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Batch ‘A’ Stream I corps members at the Permanent Orientation Camp at Kubwa, […]