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NUPENG suspends proposed nationwide strike

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2021

The National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Sunday said that the planned strike by its affiliate members, Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), has been suspended. The strike, which would have kicked off on Monday, was shelved because of the intervention by the Federal Government. Mr

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Reps ask Buhari to name NASS member sponsoring terrorism

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2021

‘’ask Presidency to prosecute the lawmaker …mandate Speaker to meet President Buhari …I was detained for 4 hours at Ghana airport – Hon. Igbakpa …says NASS members placed on red alert The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked President Muhammdu Buhari to demonstrate sufficient political will by making public the identity of the National Assembly […]

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Kano judge to Ganduje: You must pay Jaafar Jaafar or else…

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2021

A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice S.B Namalam on Monday ruled that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State must pay the cost of N800,000 to the Daily Nigerian, and its publisher Jaafar Jaafar, as cost for expenses incurred in a court case the governor instituted over the controversial dollar bribery video. The […]

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There are over 30 separatist groups in South-East, says Abaribe

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2021

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, says there are dozens of separatist groups in the south-east region of the country. He stated this on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm where he lamented that the focus has always been on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). “One of the biggest problems the media has is that they tag everything

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Fraud allegation: EFCC releases Ganduje’s wife after interrogation

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2021

Wife of Kano state Governor, Dr. Hafsat Umar Ganduje has regained her freedom from the dragnet of Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), after her interrogation. Dr. Hafsat Ganduje, who was compelled to report herself to EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Sunday, was quizzed for more than five hours for her alleged involvement in a land […]

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Tension as gunmen kill three in Anambra

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2021

There is tension in Awka, Anambra State after gunmen killed three persons in the capital city. Two persons were gunned down opposite first market at Ifite while one person was killed behind Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, Amaku in Awka South local government area. An eyewitness, who spoke with The Nation, said the two incidents […]