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Boko haram hits mosque in Borno, kills 12 year old child

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2020

Twin suicide bombers linked to the Boko Haram sect attacked a mosque in Gwoza, Borno state, on Sunday, killing a 12-year-old child and leaving many people injured. A security source, who disclosed this to TheCable, said the suicide bombers forced their way into the mosque while prayer was

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Alleged N6.5bn fraud: Ex-Kogi Governor, Tunde Ayeni others in EFCC trouble

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2020

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada, a former Chairman of Skye Bank, Mr Tunde Ayeni, retired Air Vice Marshal Salihu Atawodi and five others for an alleged N6,549,942, 637.14 fraud in an arms deal. Reports have it that the alleged fraud was […]

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‘Corruption index is not research-based’ – Presidency rubbishes TI report on Nigeria

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2020

Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Friday, played down the relevance of Transparency International’s latest report on the state of corruption in Nigeria. TI released its 2019 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) on Thursday, ranking Nigeria 146 out of 180 countries and scoring the country 26 out of 100 points, a decline from the 2018 version. But Mr Shehu, […]

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Amotekun: Northern governors insist it must operate within the law

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2020

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong said on Friday that Northern Governors have a different opinion on the desirability of regional security outfit in the country, even as he insists that he has been implementing community policing in his state for some time. Lalong who is Chairman of the Governance Committee of the Progressive Governors Forum, […]

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Knocks for Tinubu over comments on Amotekun

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2020

Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress national leader Bola Tinubu has been criticised for his moderate views about the security outfit, Amotekun, set up by the South-West governors. Amotekun, launched early January, was kicked against by the Nigerian government through the Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami stating illegality. His objection,

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You can’t dabble in Oyo LG dissolution matter pending before Appeal Court—Oyo AG replies Malami

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2020

…says AGF lacked adequate information on matter … Malami’s letter not served on us—Oyo AG The Government of Oyo State has rejected the purported intervention of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) & Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) in the raging controversy over local government dissolution in the state. The Attorney-General of Oyo State, […]