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VP Osinbajo, architect of modern judiciary in Nigeria- Emir of Lafia

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2020

The Emir of Lafia, Hon. Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad 1 has described Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a pacesetter who revolutionized the judiciary sector in Nigeria. Emir Muhammad, who is a former Supreme Court judge made the remark while recounting Osinbajo’s achievements as the Attorney General

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7.5 per cent increase in VAT remains lowest in Africa – Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2020

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the 7.5 per cent value-added tax in the country, remains the lowest in Africa. The federal government increased VAT from 5% to 7.5% from February 1, 2020. Speaking in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, Osinbajo explained that no payment of VAT on food, drugs and educational items. The Vice […]

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Osinbajo leaves for Kenya, to attend Daniel Arap Moi’s burial

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2020

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will be in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday for the burial of former Kenyan President, Daniel Arap Moi. Osinbajo will represent the President, Muhammadu Buhari at the event, his media aide, Laolu Akande, said in a statement on Monday night. Buhari is still away in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he is attending the […]

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President Buhari mourns Senator Ignatius Longjan

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari extends heartfelt condolences to the National Assembly, government and people of Plateau State over  demise of Sen. Ignatius Longjan, who represented Plateau South. The President commiserates with family, friends and political associates of the senator, who served the state as a deputy governor, 2011-2015, and had also served the country as

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Abacha loot: Ex-Head of State’s family loses in its challenge of FG’s freezing of accounts in foreign countries

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2020

The family of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha lost, on Friday, its bid to regain access to the many accounts held by its members in banks in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Jersey, Liechenstein and Luxembourg blocked upon a directive by the Nigerian government in 1999. A five-man panel of the Supreme Court […]

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DSS dismisses reports of terrorists’ movements and attacks on luxury buses……says is false

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2020

The Department of State Services (DSS) has declared that reports being circulated on social media that the Service had alerted the public about the movement of terrorists into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other parts of the country are false. The Service also debunked reports that luxury buses of three major transport companies were […]