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Offa robbery: I’m vindicated, says Saraki, urges probe into suspect’s death

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2018

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has asked the Presidency to probe the death of Michael Adikwu, the principal suspect in the deadly bank robbery attacks in Offa, Kwara State on April 5. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, also noted that

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Breaking: Again, BBOG takes protest to Aso Villa

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2018

The #BringBackOurGirls coalition has again protested against the continued detention of 112 Chibok schoolgirls and other hostages by Boko Haram insurgents. The group led a procession to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, but were prevented from accessing the State House by policemen. The group in a statement by Edith Yassin, Nifemi Onifade, and Gapani […]

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Buhari appoints new Supreme Court Justice

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2018

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Musa Abaji as a new Supreme Court Justice. This was disclosed in a tweet by the Senate during its plenary Wednesday. “Senate President, @bukolasaraki reads 2 letters from Mr. President on: 1. Appointment of Honorable Justice Musa Abaji as the justice of the supreme court of Nigeria,” the Senate […]

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Breaking: APC loses two Reps to PDP

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2018

Two members of the House of Representatives, Kolawole Babatunde (Ondo) and Mukaila Kazeem (Ogun), have dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress. Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, read letters from the lawmakers announcing their resignations from the APC at the plenary on Wednesday. While Babatunde joined the Peoples Democratic Party, Kazeem did not name his […]

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2019: We do not support any candidate says UK

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2018

The acting British High Commissioner, Harriet Thompson, says the United Kingdom has no preferred candidate or political party in the forthcoming general elections. Ms Thompson stated this while briefing reporters after meeting with the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Monday at the National Assembly in Abuja. She said, “As friends of Nigeria and maintaining […]

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Leaked audio: SERAP asks INEC to probe Bukola Saraki’s campaign spending in 2015

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2018

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), requesting him to “promptly, thoroughly and effectively investigate allegation that Senate President Bukola Saraki spent between N200m and N400m in every state, except the six South-West states, to influence the