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Maina: Ndume terminate surety bond

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2020

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has directed his legal team to begin the process of terminating the surety bond he signed for the former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Force Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. Ndume, who is representing Borno South Senatorial

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How Dasuki’s N1.2b was funnelled into Fayose’s accounts: Witness

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2020

A prosecution witness Temitope Isinkaye has narrated how N1.2 billion, sent by the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki was funnelled into five accounts, including former governor Ayo Fayose’s account. Isinkaye, was giving evidence Thursday in the trial of Abiodun Agbele, an aide to Fayose. The witness is tagged Prosecution Witness No.6. Agbele is being […]

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Breaking: Imo North Senatorial by-election: Court disqualifies Ibezim as APC’s candidate

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2020

A Federal High Court in Abuja has disqualified Chukwuma Francis Ibezim as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Imo North Senatorial by-election. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Friday, disqualified Ibezim from contesting the election on the grounds that he made false statements/declarations in the affidavit and documents he submitted […]

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Borno Killings: Calls for Buhari’s resignation irresponsible – Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch December 3, 2020

The Federal Government says the call, in some quarters, for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent killing of farmers in Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists is “cheap and irresponsible’’. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, during a meeting with members of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) […]

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Borno killings: UN officials, Zulum visit Zabarmari

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2020

Governor Babagana Zulum and a delegation of United Nations officials led by the head of the UN System in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, are on their way to Zabarmari community where Boko Haram killed over 43 rice farmers on Saturday. A senior UN official confirmed to our correspondent on Tuesday that the top diplomat and other […]

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Umahi’s greed, inordinate ambition will sink him – Anyim

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2020

Senator Pius Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has lambasted the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, saying that his greed and inordinate ambition will sink him. Umahi, had last week Friday after the state security council meeting, accused Mr Anyim; senators Sam Egwu and Obinma Ogba, and PDP acting Vice […]