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Senate approves President Buhari’s request on $500m Eurobond

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2017

The Nigerian Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to acquire $500million in Eurobonds to fund the deficit in the 2016 budget. Presiding over Senate plenary on Wednesday, March 22, the deputy senate president put the question to the senators in a voice vote and

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‎EFCC IS NOT APPENDAGE OF POLICE, SAYS SPOKESMAN

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2017

    Omooba Risawe   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has make clarification that, it was not  established as an appendage of Nigeria Police, as being insinuated in many quarters.   The Commission’s Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren threw air on this, while featuring on live programme,’Podium’ of Sweet F.M

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Wanton Killings: We’ve Lost Vale For Human Life-Buhari

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday lamented the wanton killings being witnessed in parts of the country lately, saying Nigerians have lost value for human life. He has therefore directed security and law enforcement agencies to rise to the occasion and end what he called “this blight on the image of the country.” Buhari’s position was […]

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Breaking: Senate moves to probe Saraki over imported Jeep

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

The Senate on Tuesday approved the probe of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, over the alleged importation of a Jeep without paying Customs duty. Saraki has been accused of failure to pay duties on the vehicle to the Nigeria Customs Service. It was alleged that this accounted for why the Senate […]

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Malabu Oil Block: Abacha Sue FG, Shell Others

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

The Federal Government, Agip Oil Company, Shell Petroleum Development Company and seven others have again been dragged before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the ways and manners the shares of Malabu Oil and Gas Limited were said to have been unlawfully transferred to unauthorised persons. The suit is the second one in a […]

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Ile-Ife Crisis: Police Arrest 21 Suspects

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2017

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Monday paraded twenty suspects over the recent ethnic crisis in Sabo Ile-Ife of Osun State. Police spokesman, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Jimoh Moshood while parading the suspects at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, said they were part of thirty eight suspects arrested following investigation into the crisis. He […]