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Armed Fulani storm Abeokuta prayer mountain, kidnap worshipers, Police ask victims for N300,000

Daily Dispatch December 3, 2020

Armed Fulani men on Wednesday stormed a prayer mountain in Wasimi, near Abeokuta. The armed men who stormed the prayer mountain raided the worshipers collecting cash, phones and other valuables from the worshipers. Some of the Pastors and worshipers were attacked with machetes. Two middle-aged

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FEC approves N120.7bn for roads, patrol vehicles, others

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2020

The Federal Executive Council approved different contracts totalling about N120.7bn at its weekly meeting held on Wednesday. The contracts included those of roads, application software for the Federal Mortgage Bank, operational vehicles for the Nigeria Immigration Service and irrigation projects. The decision was taken at a virtual meeting presided over by the President,

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Zulum Asks FG To Engage Mercenaries, Suggests Other Ways To Clear Insurgents

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2020

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has given six recommendations to the Federal Government on how to win the war against Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents terrorising the north-eastern region of Nigeria. He made the suggestions on Monday when he received members of a presidential delegation who visited Borno to commiserate […]

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Court okays suit compelling Emefiele to account for COVID-19 donations

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2020

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted leave to a group – Heda Resource Centre – to apply for judicial review and order of mandamus to compel the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to among others, provide details of financial donations received by the country in relation to the coronavirus pandemic. Justice […]

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We’ve met the five demands of End SARS protesters – Nigerian govt

Daily Dispatch November 27, 2020

The Federal Government says it has met the five demands of the End SARS protesters. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the claims during a stakeholders’ meeting with members of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) in Abuja. Mohammed said the End SARS protesters had demanded the immediate release of all arrested […]

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Breaking: Supreme Court rejects Shell’s request to vacate N17b judgment on oil spill

Daily Dispatch November 27, 2020

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited ( SPDCNL) seeking to set aside its January 11, 2019 judgment upholding a N17bilion damages awarded against the oil company. The Supreme Court has in the January 11, 2019 decision, upheld an earlier judgment by the Court of Appeal, […]