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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

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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, […]

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Magu vows to secure Diezani’s extradition

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2020

The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has vowed that a former minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke will be extradited before the end of the year to face corruption charges. He also accused the anti-graft agencies, international partners, especially in the United Kingdom of giving what he described as undue protection to the former […]

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Video: Police eliminate Boko Haram Terrorists in fierce encounter, recover gun trucks

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2020

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Borno State on Tuesday successfully foiled an ambush by Boko Haram Terrorists at Mainok Village along the Damaturu-Maiduguri Road. It was gathered that though the insurgents engaged in a heavy gun battle with the SARS troops, they were swiftly overpowered. In a video clip obtained by PRNigeria, the […]

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Supreme Court judgement: Atiku reacts to Ortom, Tambuwal, Finitri, Mohammed’s victories

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2020

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President has reacted to the Supreme Court judgement, which affirmed elections of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governors. The apex court affirmed on Tuesday that the incumbent Governor of Benue State Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) was duly elected in the March 9, 2019 general elections. The 7-man panel of the apex […]

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PDP commends S/Court verdicts on Sokoto, Bauchi, Benue, Adamawa

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the Supreme Court for upholding the elections of Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Samuel Ortom of Benue and Ahmed Fintiri of Adamawa State. The party maintained that its governors won the elections in their respective states and any disposition to the contrary would […]