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Saraki, Dogara, 52 others know fate 17 May

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2019

The Federal High Court Abuja, has fixed May 17 to deliver judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and 52 other lawmakers. Justice Okon Abang fixed the date on Monday after taking arguments from all parties

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Governor Dickson declines assent to bill seeking life pension for Bayelsa lawmakers

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2019

The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has declined assent to the bill seeking lifetime pension for lawmakers in the state as proposed and passed by the Assembly. Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the State Commissioner for Information, in a statement said the governor conveyed the decision to decline assent to the bill in a letter to the […]

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Buhari asks AGF to rescue Zainab Aliyu from Saudi authorities

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, to immediately intervene in the case of a student, Zainab Aliyu, detained for drug trafficking by the Saudi authorities. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora Affairs, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed that the President gave the

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Nigeria’s labour leaders call for mass creation of decent jobs

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2019

Labour leaders in the country have called for mass creation of decent jobs for Nigerians, especially the young generation. The leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) made the call during a rally on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. They said there was a need to create decent […]

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Senators condemn killing of Briton, demands inter-agency task force to tackle banditry

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2019

The Senate has condemned the killing of a British national, Faye Mooney, by armed men in Kaduna State. When the matter came up during Thursday’s plenary, members of the upper chamber of the National Assembly observed a minute’s silence in honour of Mooney and Mr Matthew Oguche who was also killed during the incident. Some […]

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SARS brutality: IGP moves to take guns away from police

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2019

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, says the police are in the process of acquiring and deploying less lethal weaponry during operations. Adamu made this known on Thursday in Osogbo at the inauguration of a Zonal Security Stakeholders’ Forum, a community policing concept for the Police Zone XI comprising Ondo, Osun and Oyo. […]