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IGP announces immediate suspension of tinted vehicle windscreens

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2021

The Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba has announced the immediate suspension of tinted vehicle windscreens in Nigeria. The IGP announced this on Monday during a meeting with senior police officers including commissioners and DIGs from across the states. He also directed that the

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Senate probes maritime academy over diversion, irregular withdrawal of N1.05b

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2021

Senate has started Investigation of Maritime Academy of Nigeria , Oron, Akwa- Ibom into alleged illegal diversion and irregular withdrawal of N1.05bn in commercial bank. The Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) chaired by Senator Mathew Urhoghide hinged the investigation on the office of Auditor General report which exposed the alleged mismanagement. According to the

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Kidnapped Islamic school student dies in captivity

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2021

The body of one of the abducted Islamic children, who died in captivity, has been discovered, the Nation learnt on Sunday. The three-year-old was one of the 156 children abducted from the Salihu Tanko Islamic School in Tegina a week ago. The body of the child was discovered a few kilometres away from Tegina town. […]

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SERAP asks Commonwealth to sanction Nigeria over #TwitterBan, repression

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2021

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an Urgent Appeal to Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, urging her to “apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold the Nigerian government to account over the unlawful suspension of Twitter in Nigeria, and the resulting repression of human rights particularly the rights to freedom

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Imo Governor, Uzodinma sacks all SAs, SSAs

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2021

The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has sacked all Special Advisers (SAs) and Senior Special Assistant (SSAs) in his cabinet. The news was made public by his Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Prints, Modestus Nwamkpa through social media. Recall that the governor had earlier given the marching order to his twenty commissioners, […]

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I may run for 2023 presidency – Gov Bello

Daily Dispatch June 3, 2021

Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello has said he is considering the possibility of heeding calls on him to contest the 2023 presidential election. Governor Bello stated this during a chat with State House Correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in his office in the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He also said competence and capacity should […]