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Buhari urges NPF to maintain professionalism

Daily Dispatch December 19, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged the Nigeria Police Force to uphold the trust reposed on them by Nigerians by maintaining professionalism in their operations. Buhari said this at the commissioning of 628 Cadets of the Regular Course Two of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil. He was

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Submit yourself to constituted authorities or face the consequences- Group tells Emir Sanusi

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2019

A concerned group has challenged Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi to submit himself to the constituted authorities to put an end to the crisis raging between the emirate and Kano State government. Addressing a press conference Wednesday at American Corner, Murtala Muhammed Library, Kano, the Kano-based Concern Civil Society Group, insisted that Emir Sanusi must […]

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Breaking: Senate confirms new FIRS boss, Nami, other board members

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2019

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Muhammad Nami as Chairman of the board of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The Upper Chamber also approved the appointment of Mr. Edward Adamu as the new Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). The confirmation of Nami, who is from the North Central geopolitical […]

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End of road for Akinlade in Ogun, loses last appeal

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2019

Adekunle Akinlade, governorship candidate of Ibikunle Amosun-inspired Allied Peoples Movement(APM) has reached the end of the road in his ambitious bid to be governor of Ogun state. The Supreme Court finally nailed his ambition by ruling that Prince Dapo Abiodun was duly elected the governor of Ogun State. There is no room for any further […]

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30% of Nigerians paid bribe to public officials in 2019 – Report

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2019

A new survey on corruption in Nigeria has revealed that no less than 30 percent of citizens paid bribes to public officials in 2019. The report was presented by the Nigerian Government in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. According to the Statistician-General of the […]

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N37billion NASS renovation bill an “unpardonable rip-off plot” – PDP

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2019

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has described the N37 billion claimed to be for the renovation of the National Assembly complex as an “unpardonable rip-off plot” and a last straw of the “brazen corruption that pervades” the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The party said it is indefensible for the Presidency to propose a whooping N37 […]