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N3bn Contract scam: Oyo-Ita lands in hospital after grilling by EFCC

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2019

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, was on Wednesday hospitalized after she was grilled by the men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over an alleged N3billion contract scam. The grilling also bothered on another offence related to

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Another pastor kidnapped in Kaduna, abductors give family 5 days ultimatum

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2019

Reverend Elisha Noma of Nigeria Baptist Church , Angwan Makiri, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen near Udawa, Chikun Local Government area of Kaduna State. This comes barely two weeks after a Pastor in charge of Living Faith Church, Angwan Romi, Kaduna, Jeremiah Omolewa was killed and his wife abducted. According to The Nation, armed kidnappers, numbering […]

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Breaking: Sanwo-Olu releases list of 13 more cabinet nominees

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2019

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, transmitted the final list of his cabinet nominees to the State House of Assembly. This is coming four weeks after the Governor sent the first batch of the list to the lawmakers for screening. Thirteen Commissioner- and Special Adviser-designates made the second list, which had already been […]

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Missing vehicles: Ajimobi got the facts wrong—Oyo govt

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2019

…says our civil servants are not thieves. The government of Oyo State on Monday declared that the immediate past Governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi misrepresented facts as regards the vehicles carted away by operatives of his government. The former Governor, had while speaking to newsmen on the occasion of this year’s Eid-il- Kabir […]

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Omo -Agege felicitates with ‘Yayi’ @ 50

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2019

Deputy President  of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has felicitated with Senator Olamilekan ‘Yayi ‘ Adeola, Chairman Senate Committee on Finance, on his 50th birthday. This is contained in a letter he sent the senator, just as he lauded the recent appointments of Iheanacho Nwosu and Adeniyi Adesina respectively as the editors of The Sun and The […]

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Guinean President Conde bags traditional title in Daura

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2019

Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouq, on Sunday conferred the traditional title of “Talban-Daura” on the President of Guinea, Alpha Conde. Farouq said that the title was conferred on President Conde in recognition of the love he has for the President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria. “Today is a historic day in the history of the […]