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BREAKING: Germany to deport 30,000 Nigerians

Daily Dispatch June 5, 2018

The German government is set to deport close to 30,000 Nigerians seeking asylum in Germany.The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs, Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa disclosed this at a programme; “Developing a mixed migration strategy for UNHCR

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Olakunrin assists in actualizing my dreams for Nigeria – OBJ

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2018

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that late former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Chief (Mrs.) Olutoyin Olakunri, helped to actualize his dreams as the civilian President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria between 1999 and 2007. He called for resolve of all Nigerians to ensure that the great […]

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National Assembly keeps budget details secret

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2018

The National Assembly is keeping the details of the 2018 budget top secret, despite jacking it up by more than 10 per cent. The Daily Trust reported that the NASS increased its spending from N125 to N139.5 billion, but did not give a breakdown of what items made up the single line item. Last year, […]

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Jega’s comment on NASS members embarrassing, says Saraki

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2018

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has lamented the allegation by a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, that members of the National Assembly are bribe-takers. Saraki described the comment as embarrassing. Jega had on Monday said chairmen of committees in the National Assembly were more notorious for bribe  taking

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Democracy Day: ‘The history of Somalia, Burundi, and Rwanda should be “strident warning to all of us’- Atiku Abubakar

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2018

Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the history of Somalia, Burundi, and Rwanda should be “strident warning to all of us”. The vice-president said this in a statement on Tuesday to commemorate Democracy Day. He said those in government whose jobs are to keep the citizens safe should desist from making ridiculous excuses and “engaging in diversionary finger-pointing”. […]

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We have recovered N500bn under Buhari- EFCC

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2018

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has recorded 603 convictions since the President Muhammadu Buhari government took office in May 2015. The commission added that it had recovered over N500bn under Buhari. The EFCC said in a statement by its Spokesman,  Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, that the figure is the aggregate of the 103, […]