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Court Orders Final Forfeiture of $1.4m Linked to Emefiele, Ex-CBN Gov

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2025

Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, March 6, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of $1,426,175.14 (One Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Five United States Dollars, Fourteen cents)  linked to a former Governor of

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Senator Natasha suspended without pay over sexual harassment allegation against Akpabio

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2025

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months over an allegation of sexual harassment she leveled against the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio. The suspension followed a report by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, submitted to the Committee of the Whole, citing several

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Tinubu assures Nigerians of improved economy…signs historic N54.99trn budget

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2025

President Bola Tinubu announced on Friday in Abuja that a disciplined focus and diligence will be crucial for implementing the historic “2025 Budget of Restoration,” which he signed into law. The N54.99 trillion budget is based on projected revenues and aims to drive economic recovery and stability. The signing ceremony was attended by Senate President […]

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Obasa invades Lagos Assembly with heavy security 

Daily Dispatch February 27, 2025

*Breaks into Speaker’s Office, lawmakers stranded outside The embattled former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday invaded the State Assembly with scores of security men. He invaded the Lagos Assembly in the company of some of the former principal officers of the Assembly and other close aides, […]

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IBB justifies why Vasta, nine others were summarily executed

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2025

Former military president Ibrahim Babangida has justified why his boyhood friend and classmate, Mamman Jiya Vatsa, and nine other top military officers, who were accused of plotting to overthrow him, were summarily executed in March 1986. General Babangida’s version of the killing of Vatsa and nine other coup plotters is contained in his autobiography entitled […]

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USAID: ‘Forget getting aids elsewhere, be innovative’ – Okonjo-Iweala tells African leaders

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2025

The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has admonished African leaders to look past the era of waiting to receive aid from developed nations and instead be creative with the domestic resources available in the continent. United States President Donald Trump recently announced the suspension of United States Agency for […]