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Jonathan, Soglo lead pre-election assessment mission to Guinea

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2019

Former Nigeria’s President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and Benin Republic’s ex-President Nicéphore Soglo have been nominated to co-lead a pre-election assessment mission to the Republic of Guinea’s parliamentary elections scheduled for February 2020. The mission is being deployed by the National

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N675bn bribes paid to Nigerian public officials in 2019 – Report

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2019

An estimated N675bn was paid in cash bribes to Nigerian public officials this year, according to a new survey by the National Bureau of Statistics and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The report, which was released on Friday said out of all Nigerians who had at least one contact with a public […]

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Sowore: SERAP condemns re-arrest, invasion of Justice Ojukwu’s court

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2019

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has strongly condemned the violent re-arrest of Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare by officials of the State Security Service (SSS), and the apparent harassment and intimidation of Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu on Friday. Armed SSS officials reportedly stormed the courtroom, causing pandemonium at the court

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Amnestry International writes Buhari, asks him to drop all charges against Sowore

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2019

Amnesty International (AI), on Friday, called on President Buhari’s governance to drop all charges against Omoyele Sowore, convener of the RevolutionNow Movement after his release from the custody of the Department of the State Service. Less than 24 hours after Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu ordered the release of detained Sowore, the Department of the State Service […]

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Court threatens to jail IGP Mohammed, Abba Kyari

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2019

A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital has again threatened the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abubakar Mohammed and Abba Kyari, the officer in charge of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) with contempt for disobeying its orders. It ordered, “The Inspector-General of Police (I-GP) and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr Abba Kyari, […]

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Ajanaku, Others persuaded me to contest for president – Obasanjo as he mourns late aide

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2019

Eulogizes ex-aide  loyalty, commitment to women development  Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday, expressed shock over the death of his erstwhile Presidential Adviser on Women Affairs, Chief (Mrs) Titilayo Ajanaku, noting that her loyalty and commitment to women affairs development was exemplary and worthy of emulation. Obasanjo also recalled how the late