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$60m oil well dispute: Halkin slams Senate with N10bn suit

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2021

The dispute between Hardy Oil Nigeria Limited and Halkin Exploration and Production Ltd over Atala Marginal Oil Field (OML 46), took another dimension Tuesday with the latter slamming the Senate with N10 billion suit . This is as the Senate through its committee on Ethics , Privileges and

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Senate wants UK Government to remove Nigeria from COVID-19 red list

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2021

The Nigerian Senate has condemned the United Kingdom’s inclusion of Nigeria in its COVID-19 red list without justification. The chamber, accordingly, called on the British authorities to consider removing Nigeria from the red list. It advised the UK government to be sensitive to the diplomatic relationship between both countries when taking decision that affect Nigerian

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Breaking: Dowen College: Oromoni’s dorm mate confirms he was tortured to death

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2021

A dormitory mate of the late 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State, Sylvester Oromoni, has confirmed that he was tortured to death by his seniors. In a series of WhatsApp messages to one Tamara, the dormitory mate said six and not five seniors attacked Oromoni. The border, whose identity was hidden, said that […]

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Orji Kalu, Umahi ‘in desperate move to return to our party’ ― PDP Chieftain

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2021

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Dr Isaac Nkole, has warned the party against re-admitting Senator Orji Uzor Kalu into the ‘big umbrella’. Nkole who gave the warning in a media chat in Umuahia, claimed that the former Governor “is in a desperate move to return to the PDP having […]

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Stop writing me letters on Kanu’s trial, Judge warns lawyer

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2021

Justice Binta Nyako of the federal high court in Abuja on Thursday issued a stern warning to Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu to stop writing letters directly to her in respect of the trial of his client. The Judge complained that the […]

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Appeal Court upholds final forfeiture order of Diezani’s $40m worth of jewellery

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2021

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has upheld the final forfeiture order on the $40 million worth of jewellery seized from the premises of the former Minister for Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke. Justice Festus Obande, who read the judgment on Friday, held that there was no substance in Alison-Madueke’s bid to overturn the lower court’s […]