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Reps rejects forensic audit bill

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2019

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, rejected the Bill for an Act to establish the Chartered Institute of Forensic and investigative auditors of Nigeria for effective regulation and registration of members. The bill also determines the knowledge and skills that a practitioner requires to

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Why Nigerians did not get the best from President Buhari – Lawan

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2019

Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan, has dismissed insinuations in some quarters the Senate will become a rubber-stamp body to President Muhammadu Buhari if he emerges the President of the Ninth National Assembly. Lawan, who spoke on Tuesday in Abuja while playing host to the leadership of the All Progressives Youth Forum, said the principle of […]

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FCT officials demolish Dokpesi’s structures in Abuja

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2019

Bulldozers from the Federal Capital Development Authority on Tuesday morning in Abuja demolished some buildings within the premises of the African Independent Television. A Punch correspondent gathered that officials of the agency came with policemen and forced their way into the premises before embarking on the demolition exercise. Some sets of buildings at the entrance

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National Assembly is toying with Nigeria’s security – Falana

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2019

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has accused the National Assembly of towing with the nation’s security. While appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily in Lagos, Falana faulted the lawmakers for not creating state police. “With profound respect, the members of the National Assembly are toying with […]

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Nigerian, Cameroonian, Chadian forces kill 90 Boko Haram fighters

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2019

In a fierce encounter at the weekend with Boko Haram terrorists, troops of Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, along with the Cameroon Defence Force, killed no fewer than 27 of the terrorists. Chadian forces also killed 63 of the terrorists in a fight near Lake Chad also at the weekend, making a total of 90 […]

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PDP to Buhari: tender your WAEC certificate at tribunal

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2019

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to tender his West African Examination Certificate (WAEC) to the presidential election petitions tribunal. The PDP said if truly the President had the WAEC as he claimed, he should tender it before the tribunal, instead of allowing his campaign spokesperson, Festus Keyamo, to “insult” the […]