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Malabu Oil Deal: Nigeria’s $1bn case against Shell, ENI suffers setback

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2020

A High Court in London on Friday ruled that the $1 billion case against oil giants Shell and ENI over the Malabu Oil deal cannot proceed.  The High Court Judge, Christopher Butcher, is reported to have held that the court does not have jurisdiction to hear the matter, which has a parallel

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Ese Oruru: Court Sentences Dahiru To 26 Years In Jail

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2020

The Federal High Court in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, has sentenced Yinusa Dahiru to 26 years in prison after finding him guilty of child trafficking and other charges. After about five years the court sentenced Dahiru on Thursday for trafficking a minor, Ese Oruru. Ese Oruru was taken from her home in Bayelsa on […]

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COVID-19 treatment: FG tells Nigerians not to listen to Donald Trump

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2020

The Nigerian government has dismissed the claim by the US president, Donald Trump, on the use of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, to prevent COVID-19. Both the health minister, Osagie Ehanire and the director-general of the NCDC, Chikwelugo Ihekweazu, on Tuesday, May 19, warned Nigerians not to listen to the US president’s claims on hydroxychloroquine, The […]

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Bauchi govt lifts ban on religious gatherings

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2020

The Bauchi State government has reviewed the partial lockdown in the state and lifted the ban on religious gatherings with effect from Thursday. The State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, who made this known during a stakeholders’ meeting said the state has been able to control the spread of COVID-19 despite the number of infections […]

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Another 292 Nigerians arrive from Saudi Arabia

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2020

The Federal Government on Tuesday received a batch of 292 stranded Nigerians from Saudi Arabia. According to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, the evacuees with a large number of nursing mother and children were flown to Abuja. This is coming after the country successfully evacuated Nigerians from United Arab Emirates (265); United Kingdom […]

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NCDC Bill: Gates Denies Offering Reps Any Incentive

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2020

…….Reps Summon Ugochinyere To Appear Or Risk Contempt Of Parliament ……..As CUPP’s Spokesman Shuns Probe Panel, Insist On Meeting House In Court American billionaire, and co-founder of Microsoft, Mr Bill Gates, has described as spurious, media reports that he offered a $10 million incentive (bribe) to the leadership and members of the House of