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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

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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 […]

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House to investigate N96.19bn SIF to MDA

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2021

By Oluchi Ihediuche The House of Representatives has Ordered an investigation into the disbursement of N96,191,697,851 Special Interventions Funds (SIF) received by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) between 2015 and 2020. Moving the motion at plenary on Tuesday, Hon. Henry Nwawuba expressed concern that those agencies in charge of disbursing some of the special

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Buhari’s Insensitive, Divisive, Parochial Approach To Governance Exacerbating Conflict- PDP

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2021

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the rising sectional disagreements and violent conflicts in various parts of the country, are being exacerbated by the insensitive, divisive and parochial approach to governance by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. Expressing deep concern over this development, the party