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Saraki, Dogara, APC Mourn Senator Adeleke

Daily Dispatch April 23, 2017

The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has reacted to the death of two-term serving Senator, Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke, a development he described as a sad personal loss. Saraki, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, described

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BREAKING: Tears as Adeleke’s corpse is brought back to his residence

Daily Dispatch April 23, 2017

Supporters of Senator Isiaka Adeleke and hundreds of residents of Ede are in tears and wailing as the corpse of the politician is brought back to his residence. The corpse was dressed as a living being and brought in seated in a Sienna car. Sympathisers waiting at the entrance of the mansion surged in and […]

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Dana Air makes emergency landing after losing one of its engines

Daily Dispatch April 21, 2017

Passengers on a Dana Air plane had a scare when the aircraft they were on lost one of its engine mid-air forcing it to make an emergency landing. According to Sahara Reporters, the incident happened on Friday, April 21 when the plane was travelling from Lagos to Port Harcourt and it lost one of its […]

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Bukar takes over from suspended Babachir Lawal

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2017

Following the suspension of Babachir Lawal as the Secretary of the Government of the Federation, SGF, the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office, Alhaji Muhammed Bukar, has taken over as the acting SGF. Daily Trust quoted a source as saying “Mr Bukar has taken over as the acting SGF. He is the most senior of the […]

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Malabu oil scandal: We’ll resist any attempt to summon Goodluck Jonathan – Niger Delta group

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2017

A group in the Niger Delta, the Niger Delta Advancement Front, NAF, has declared any attempt by the House of Representatives to compel the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan to appear before it over the controversial Malabu oil deal. Reports making the rounds suggest that Jonathan allegedly received kickbacks worth billions of dollars from the […]

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Buhari is a noisemaker, he’s as corrupt as Abacha – Sule Lamido

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2017

A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has said described the President Muhammadu Buhari’s ongoing anti-corruption fight as ‘noise making,’ stressing that the President is as corrupt as former Military Head of State, Sani Abacha.  The former Minister of Foreign Affairs, while speaking with the BBC Hausa Service claimed that Buhari could not be