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Breaking: IBB, Atiku In A crucial Meeting

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2017

Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, is current having a meeting with former military president, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB). Leadership report that the meeting follows a visit by Atiki to IBB’s residence at his Hilltop mansion in Minna, the Niger state capital on Tuesday, February 14.

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Nigerian Leaders Need To Rise Above Selfishness-Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has called on Nigeria leaders to rise above selfishness. Osinbajo who made the call at this year’s Murtala Muhammed memorial lecture, said Nigeria need a new tribe of men and women who’ll put the interest of the nation first, adding that it is what Murtala stood for. The Senior Special Assistant […]

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Resist Payment When There’s No Elecricity-Fashola Tells Consumers

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2017

The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said he will, like other consumers, be more resistant to payment of electricity bill if there is no supply. Fashola said this on Monday at the 12th Monthly Power Sector and Stakeholders’ Meeting in Ibadan hosted by Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company. Power generation in […]

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Exposed: $151m, N8b In Fictitious Bank Accounts

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2017

Whistle-blowing is yielding bountiful fruits, with the Federal Government recovering about  $136,676,600.51 from a fictitious account. The unnamed owner of the account is suspected to be a public officer. The suspect is believed to be a front for laundering slush funds, The Nation learnt yesterday. Two others voluntarily refunded $15million, N7billion and N1billion after

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Jonathan Highlights The Importance Of Nigeria To The US

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2017

Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan was in the United States of America Congress on Wednesday, February 1 to discuss issues that affect Nigeria as a nation. In his address to the US Congress, Jonathan argued for Nigeria’s continued importance to U.S. strategic interests in Africa. He recalled the 1961 state visit to Washington by then-Prime […]

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Lai Mohammed Says There Was Primitive, Mindless Looting Under Jonathan, $151m and N8bn

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has asserted that there was mindless looting during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Mohammed’s claim was contained in a statement issued by his Media Assistant, Segun Adeyemi. The Minister stressed that despite Nigerians refusal to accept that the treasury was looted during the