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FBI indictment: No formal extradition request for Abba Kyari, says IGP

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2021

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, said he had yet to see or receive a formal extradition request for Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mr Abba Kyari following his indictment by a US Court. Kyari had earlier in the year been accused of being a conspirator in a

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Nigerians will soon begin to experience turnaround in power sector – Minister

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2021

The Minister of Power, Engineer Abubakar Aliyu, believes Nigerians will soon begin to experience a turnaround in the power sector. In a statement commemorating his 50th day in office, Aliyu said the Federal Government is aware of the challenges facing the sector and is working to resolve them. He noted that the government is focusing […]

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Appeal Court to decide fate of PDP Convention tomorrow (Friday)

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2021

The Appeal Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State will on Friday decide whether or not the Peoples Democratic Party will go ahead with the conduct of its National Convention this weekend. A panel of three justices, headed by the Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, reserved the ruling on Thursday after hearing arguments in the application filed […]

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FEC approves N621.2bn for NNPC to fix 21 federal roads

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2021

The sum of N621.2bn has been approved by the Federal Executive Council which the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation will use for the reconstruction of 21 federal roads in the country. Ths was disclosed by the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who briefed State House correspondents after Wednesday’s federal executive meeting in Abuja. The […]

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Multichoice Africa loses legal battle on $342m tax to FIRS

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2021

South African Company, Multichoice Africa Holdings B.V has lost the legal battle with the Nigerian government-owned Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) over the disputed $342 million tax has been struck out. The Tax Appeal Tribunal, on Tuesday, struck out the appeal by the company for want of diligent prosecution and ordered It to pay up […]

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Go on self-cleansing, rid legal profession of bad eggs – CJN tells judges, lawyers

Daily Dispatch October 26, 2021

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Honourable Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has challenged judges and lawyers to go on individual self-cleansing and do everything possible to rid the law profession of bad eggs. Justice Muhammad said that judges cannot take the lead with the issuance of reckless ex-parte orders while lawyers too cannot take the […]