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Nigerian, South African Presidents to Meet in October for Talks

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2019

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will meet with South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa in October for talks on trade and the security of citizens, Nigeria’s presidency said. Buhari accepted an invitation to visit the South African leader to discuss “recurrent issues concerning well-being of the

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Bayelsa Polls: INEC fires REC after resignation

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2019

The  Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday sacked the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Cross River State, Dr. Frankland Briyai. Briyai had announced his resignation on Thursday. He said he wanted to contest the forthcoming Bayelsa governorship election scheduled for November 16. However, the commission claimed it had yet to receive his resignation letter. A

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Investigative panel visits scene where police officers were killed

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2019

A panel set up by the police to investigate the killing of three officers and a civilian on Friday visited the scene of the incident. The incident occurred on Wednesday along the Ibi – Wukari road, Taraba State when the officers were on investigative duties within the area. According to the Force Spokesperson, DCP Frank […]

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Ambode denies links to N9.9bn frozen bank accounts

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2019

The immediate past governor of Lagos State,Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, said yesterday that he has nothing to do with the bank accounts frozen by a federal court on Tuesday over an alleged N9.9 billion fraud. He said no account of his contained N9.9 billion let alone being frozen by the EFCC. A federal judge had ordered […]

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‘RevolutionNow’: SERAP seeks UN human rights council special session over attacks on journalists

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2019

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to all member and observer states of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, urging them to “urgently convene a special session on Nigeria over arbitrary arrests and repression by officers of the Nigeria Police Force and other security forces of ‘RevolutionNow’ […]

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Kogi APC suspends Deputy Gov, Simon Achuba, threatens expulsion

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2019

At a time the Kogi State House of Assembly began moves to impeach the Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kogi State chapter, has suspended Achuba from the party for anti-party activities before, during and after the 2019 general elections. The party also based the suspension on some alleged actions the […]