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At least 24 victims rescued from rubble of collapsed building, ten dead

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2019

At least 24 victims, mostly children have been rescued from the rubbles of a three-story building which collapsed in the Ita Faji area of Lagos Island. The children, most of whom are pupils of a primary school located on the top floor of the building, were rescued by officials from emergency

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Saraki finally swears in Alfa as Kogi East Senator

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2019

Less than three months to the end of the 8th Senate, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday swore in Air Vice Marshal Isaac Mohammed Alfa as the Senator representing Kogi East. Alfa replaced Senator Atai Aidoko Ali who was sacked by the court. The inauguration of Alfa Wednesday marked the end of a lengthy legal […]

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Breaking: INEC apologises to NAF over wrongful accusation of Rivers polls disruption

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2019

The Independent National Electoral Commission has apologized to the Nigerian Air Force for wrongfully accusing it of using its personnel to invade its premises in Rivers State and disrupt the collation of results in the protracted governorship and House of Assembly polls. Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman Mahmood Yakubu addresses the

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Onnoghen absent at Tribunal on health grounds, trial adjourned

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2019

The trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has been adjourned till March 18, 2019. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, the Code of Conduct Tribunal adjourned the case following Onnoghen’s absence on health grounds. His counsel, Adeboyega Awomolo, had tendered a letter from the CJN, explaining that he developed issues with […]

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Don’t condone injustice, Acting CJN tells judges

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2019

Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has asked judges not to condone injustice in the exercise of their powers and to keep the interest of the citizens at heart always. Justice Muhammad gave the warning on Monday in Abuja while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2019 refresher course for Judges and […]

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INEC to present Certificates of Return to NASS members-elect on Thursday

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2019

INEC has set Thursday, March 14 as the day for presentation of Certificates of Return to the newly elected members of the National Assembly. According to a statement by the electoral umpire, the event will take place at Africa Hall of the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja. For the newly elected Senators, the presentation […]