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Dutch PM, Rutte, visits Nigeria, meets with Buhari

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, are meeting in Abuja. Rutte arrived at the Forecourt of the Presidential Villa on Tuesday by 11.02am and was received by Buhari in a brief ceremony. Top officials of both countries will hold bilateral

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Mompha remanded in prison after being arraigned on 14 counts

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2019

Justice Mohammed Liman of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, November 25, 2019, remanded suspected internet fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha. The suspect who’s widely known as Mompha, was remanded in prison custody, after being arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 14 counts bordering on fraud, money laundering and running a foreign

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N1.1billion allege fraud: Court stops EFCC from prosecuting ex-Customs CG, Dikko

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2019

A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from prosecuting a former Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Abudullahi Inde Dikko for alleged financial infraction while in office. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, in a judgment on Monday, upheld Dikko’s argument that he could no longer be prosecuted by any agency […]

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Border closure: FG arrests 296 illegal immigrants

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2019

Nigeria’s Federal Government says it has arrested 296 illegal immigrants since the closure of its border on 2 August, 2019. Lai Mohammed, the country’s Minister of Information and Culture is upbeat that the closure of the nation’s South South, South West, North Central and North West land borders has yielded positive results, contrary to views […]

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2023: We will only vote candidate of northern origin- ACF

Daily Dispatch November 24, 2019

The acting Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Musa Liman Kwande, has said northerners will vote for only a presidential candidate of northern origin in 2023 irrespective of their political party. Daily Trust sports reports that Kwande stated this on Sunday in Lafia, Nasarawa state. “I am expressing my opinion as a full-pledged Northerner […]

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Army operations: Super camp concept yielding positive results – Buratai

Daily Dispatch November 24, 2019

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the super camp concept adopted to tackle activities of insurgents and other criminal activities in the country has yielded the desire results. Buratai stated this in an interview with newsmen during an operational visit to Tarkwa Bay super camp on Sunday in Lagos. He said that […]