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Nigerians Want Their Money Back, Presidency Tells PDP

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2018

The Presidency has called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to return the funds it allegedly looted, days after the opposition party apologised to Nigerians. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “This

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Stop playing God, you admitted Buhari, APC have failed – PDP fires back at Tinubu

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday faulted remark by a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, asking Nigerians not to accept its recent apology.  Speaking during the colloquium in honour of his 66th birthday in Lagos, Tinubu cautioned Nigerians against accepting PDP’s apology. In a swift reaction, PDP asked Tinubu to “stop […]

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Hell does not exist-Pope Francis

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2018

On Thursday the Holy See stated that a reported interview between Pope Francis and an Italian journalist, which claims the Pope denied the existence of hell, should not be considered an accurate depiction of Francis’ words, but the author’s own “reconstruction.” A recent meeting between Pope Francis and Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari, 93, was a […]

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Illegal refineries with 4m per-day capacity discovered in Rivers

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2018

The Nigerian Navy says it has discovered six new illegal refineries with combined capacity to refine four million litres of crude oil daily in Alakiri, Asari Toru Local Government Area of Rivers. Capt. Victor Choji, Executive Officer of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder Port Harcourt, disclosed this while destroying one of the illegal refineries […]

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Nigerian Army urges Boko Haram to embrace amnesty

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2018

The Nigerian Army on Thursday asked Boko Haram insurgents to lay down their arms and embrace the Federal government’s amnesty offer. In a statement signed by Texas Chukwu, a Brig. Gen. and director, Army Public Relations, said: “we wish to remind repentant Boko Haram fighters that the window of opportunity to embrace the Federal Government […]

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NASS Commission responsible for N13.5m senators’ allowance – RMAFC

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2018

The National Assembly Service Commission should be held responsible for the running cost of N13.5m paid to each senator on monthly basis, the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission has said.   In a statement made available to our correspondent by RMAFC spokesman, Mr. Ibrahim Mohammed, the commission said that the approved remuneration of a […]