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DSS obtains 14-day detention order for Osun #Revolutionow protesters

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2020

Seven arrested #Revolutionnow movement members in Osun state may be detained for another 14 days following a detention order obtained by the Department of State Services that arrested them. Counsel to the protesters, Mr. Alfred Adegoke, told The PUNCH that seven of them were being

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Reps to petition Buhari over agencies refusal to honour committee invitations

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2020

The House of Representatives is set to petition President Muhammadu Buhari over the refusal of some agencies of government to appear before its Committee on Public Account to answer questions over financial irregularities traced to them or clarify some records provided by other agencies. The House Committee on Public Account is particularly not happy with […]

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Just in: Bristow Helicopters sacks 100 pilots, engineers

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2020

Bristow Helicopters has sacked 100 pilots and engineers following negative impact of Coronavirus on its business and the nation’s economy. The company, in a statement on Tuesday said the spread of the COVID-19 virus had severely impacted all sectors in the aviation industry, including its market, which primarily served the Nigerian oil and gas sector. […]

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Former AGF Adoke Pleads Not Guilty To Money Laundering Charges

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2020

The former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, has pleaded not guilty to the amended charges of money laundering. Mr. Adoke is being re-arraigned alongside Aliyu Abubakar who is an Abuja based businessman before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja. During sitting on Tuesday, the defendants pleaded not guilty to […]

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JUST IN: Ex-NNPC GMD, Joseph Dawha is dead

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday evening announced the demise of its former Group Managing Director (GMD), Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha. Dr. Dawha, died after a brief illness, NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru stated in a release on Monday. The release said NNPC Group Managing Director, Mallam […]

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IPOB raises alarm over impending bloodbath and Fulani’s despiration to takeover Nigeria

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2020

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday, raised alarm over an impending bloodbath and Fulani desperation to forcefully take over Nigeria IPOB raised the alarm while warning of the influx of what it termed “Fulani Janjaweed killers” through the porous Northern borders. The secessionist group warned that ethnic groups from Southern Kaduna, Middle Belt […]