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Lekki Massacre: I Don’t Have ‘Constitutional Authority To Order Soldiers’ – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2020

Former Lagos state governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has denied having a hand in the killing of EndSARS protesters in Lekki area of the state on Tuesday. There was killing of genocidal proportion at the Lekki toll-gate, the convergence point of EndSARS protesters on Tuesday evening. The

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Reps: NDDC MD shuns probe of N139.317bn public fund …as AGF calls for recovery of N62bn from 626 contractors

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2020

… 626 contractors face blacklisting, prosecution – Financial Regulation law…Sanction NDDC MD over contract variation from N3.062bn to N10.930bn Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei on Wednesday shunned the House of Representatives’ investigative hearing into the N139.317 billion misappropriated between 2013 and

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UN condemns shooting of Lekki protesters, calls for end to police brutality in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2020

The United Nations’ Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called for an end to police brutality in Nigeria, condemning violent clashes that claimed multiple lives and caused many injuries. This position was contained in a communiqué by his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric. According to the statement, the Secretary-General has been following recent developments in Nigeria

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DSS not aiding attacks on #ENDSARS protesters

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2020

The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been drawn to the fake news making the round that its personnel are aiding pro-SARS supporters and thugs to attack #ENDSARS protesters in Abuja. Part of the untruth being spewed to the public is that some of its officials attached to certain VIPs aided thugs […]

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EndSARS Protests: Makinde closes schools in Ibadan, deploys Operation Burst to hot spots

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2020

…says we can’t allow those with ulterior motive to hijack protests …as govt unconditionally releases arrested protesters Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has directed the immediate closure of all schools in Ibadan beginning from Wednesday, 21 October, 2020,  in view of the prolonged #EndSARS protests rocking the state capital. The governor, in a state

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FG receives petitions over #EndSARS

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2020

The Federal Government says it has received petitions from various groups dissociating themselves from the #EndSARS protest which has now turned violent. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this at a special forum in Abuja on Monday. He said the groups noted in the petitions that while the protest was genuine, […]