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Just in: Boko Haram kidnap 22 girls in Rafi, Niger for marriage

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2021

Gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect have allegedly kidnapped a total of 22 girls in Kurebe community in Rafi local government area of Niger State on Thursday. It was learnt the gunmen stormed the community and whisked the girls between 14 and 17 years purportedly to

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Buhari believes in direct primaries —Gbajabiamila

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2021

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila Thursday said that President Muhammadu Buhari will soon sign into law the Electoral Act Amendment Bill that contains direct primaries for all political parties. The Speaker stated this in an interview with State House correspondents after meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. There have

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Bill to move CCT from Executive to Judiciary passes second reading

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2021

A Bill for an Act to move the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) from the Executive to the Judiciary in the Constitution passed second reading at the House of Representatives on Thursday. The Bill, sponsored by Rep. Solomon Bob (PDP-Rivers) passed first reading at plenary on July 17, 2020. Leading the debate, Bob said that […]

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70% of Nigerians living in Turkey are illegal immigrants – Diaspora group

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2021

About 70 per cent of Nigerians resident in Turkey are undocumented migrants whose papers or residency permits have expired, international businessman and Vice President of Nigerian Community in Turkey, Enifome Ubogu, said on Thursday. According to him, about 600,000 Nigerians, including students, were currently residing in Turkey. Ubogu, who is also the Chief Executive

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FG begins move to prosecute motorists damaging roads, bridges

Daily Dispatch November 17, 2021

The Federal Government has directed the attorneys-general of the 36 states of the federation to henceforth prosecute motorists that wilfully cause damage to federal roads and bridges, and ensure that offenders face legal sanctions. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), in a statement in Abuja, urged them to […]

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Lekki tollgate massacre: Pyrates demands FG’s apology

Daily Dispatch November 17, 2021

The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has demanded an apology from the Federal Government over the Lekki tollgate massacre following the revelations from the leaked report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Related Abuses and other matters. The organisation particularly asked