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Abdulsalami warn against increase in fuel price

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2022

Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has warned against an increase in fuel price. He said this following the recommendation issued by the National Economic Council for fuel price to be pegged at N302 per litre. Abdulsalami was speaking at the 19th Daily Trust Dialogue in

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INEC counters Tinubu, says PVCs have not expired

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2022

The Independent National Electoral Commission has countered a claim by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that Permanent Voters’ Cards have expired. Tinubu had made the claim while addressing women leaders of the APC who paid him a visit in Abuja, on Tuesday. The former governor of Lagos State also lamented […]

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Senate approves establishment of National Rice Development Council

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2022

▪︎Says Nigeria’ll save $2bn annually on rice importation The Senate has passed a bill seeking to establish the National Rice Development Council, a move that would see to Nigeria saving about $2 billion dollars on rice importation and improve the country’s foreign exchange earnings. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report […]

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Court orders FG to pay Kanu N1billion for illegal arrest

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2022

Justice Benson Anya of the Abia State High Court has ruled that the invasion of the security agents to the residence of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in 2017 was unlawful and an infringement on his human rights. The judge on Wednesday also ruled that his abduction and forceful return […]

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Terrorism charge: I’m not guilty, says Nnamdi Kanu

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2022

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to the fresh amended 15-count charge of treasonable felony filed against him by the Federal Government. Kanu, who was brought into the courtroom around 10.15am, said he was innocent of all the allegations levelled against him. He also complained […]

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Alleged treasonable felony: Nnamdi Kanu pleads not guilty, court adjourns till Feb

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2022

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has pleaded not guilty to the 15 charges bordering on treasonable felony and terrorism, preferred against him by the Federal Government. He pleaded not guilty before Justice Binta Nyako when the case resumed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. Kanu, who was […]