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N2.7billin divertd school fund: ICPC replies to Farouq, Humanitarian Minister

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2020

THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has responded to request by Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to clarify the statement attributed to Bolaji Owasanoye, its Chairman that a total of N2.7

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Electricity tariffs: We met the mess Jonathan administration created in the power sector – Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2020

The Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed has said that the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan created the problems in the power sector inherited by the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. “Before we came in, the power sector had been privatised by the previous administration, but the people they sold to them […]

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Breaking: Kidnapped ex-US soldier regains freedom in Ekiti

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2020

The abductors of a retired United States of America Army officer, Major Jide Ijadare, have set him free after four days in captivity. The gunmen, who invaded Ijadare’s palm oil factory along Ijan Ekiti-Ise Ekiti Road at Ijan in the Gbonyin Council area of Ekiti State, had shot a person dead at the factory before […]

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British High Commissioner to Nigeria hails Buhari for signing Police Bill

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2020

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria,  Catriona Laing believes the signing of the Nigeria Police bill 2020 into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday,  is a step in the right direction. In what she described as “excellent news,” the High Commissioner tweeted, Thursday, that “The Nigeria Police Bill is a key step towards modernisation of […]

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IGP, Adamu orders 12 hour vehicular restrictions in Edo

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2020

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in Edo State. The curfew starts 11:59pm on Friday and ends 6pm on Saturday. Police spokesman, Frank Mba, in a statement said this would ensure public order and safety during the governorship election. Mba also cited the need to prevent the movement […]

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Deepening Democracy: Jonathan Advocates Grading Of Election System Within Commonwealth

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2020

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has proposed a grading system for elections within Commonwealth member-nations as a means of improving the quality of elections, promoting democracy and strengthening institutions. The Chairman of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation stared this at a special virtual high level panel which focused on 40 years of Commomwealth’s election