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Kagara: SERAP asks Buhari to probe, recover ‘billions missing from UBEC, SUBEBs

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2021

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN to work with appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly probe allegations of corruption in the

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Abducted Kagara students, others to be released soon —Zamfara bandits’ leader

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2021

The Zamfara bandits’ leader, Dogo Gide, who controls the southern part of the Zamfara forest, has assured that the kidnapped teachers and students of Government Science College Kagara in Niger State would soon be released. Dogo Gide made the promise when he met with the officials of the Niger State Government under the intervention of […]

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Wike vows to take legal action against NGF’s move to withdraw funds from ECA

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2021

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, have held crucial meeting on insecurity and other challenges threatening mutual co-existence in the country. But Wike in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, told the Emir that he was not in support of the Nigeria […]

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EFCC urges Supreme Court to return Metuh to prison

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2021

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the Supreme Court to reverse the December 16, 2020 judgement of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which voided the conviction and sentencing of the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh and his firm, Destra Investments Ltd. In three separate notices […]

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Frequent farmers, herders clash quaking Nigeria’s foundation, Bamidele warns

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2021

A  chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has urged the government to take the war against insecurity to every section of the country.  Bamidele ,representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District also urged the Federal Government to allow state governors take charge of security in their localities. The senator advanced these views

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Jimoh Ibrahim loses bid to vacate order on seized assets over alleged N69.4 billion debt

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2021

A Federal High Court (FHC) in Lagos Tuesday declined to vacate an interim order through which the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) seized properties belonging to businessman Jimoh Ibrahim for an alleged N69.4billion debt. Ibrahim, NICON Investment Ltd and Global Fleet Oil and Gas Ltd, had contended that the court granted the order in […]