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2018 budget ‘worse than nonsense’- Jide Akintunde

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2017

Jide Akintunde, managing editor and chief executive officer of Financial Nigeria Magazine, says the 2018 budget presented to a joint session of the national assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, is “worse than nonsense.” Speaking in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on the Osasu Show,

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Ekwueme:  Death monumental loss to Africa- Dogara

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2017

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has described the death of former Vice President Dr. Alex Ekwueme, as a monumental loss not just to Nigeria but the entire African continent. In a statement personally signed by him, Hon. Dogara, who extolled the virtues of Dr. Ekwueme also stated that the […]

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Nigeria ranked 35th in governance

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2017

Nigeria has emerged  35th out of 54 African countries in overall governance ranking, according to a report  released today in Dakar,  Senegal by The Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Although the 2017 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), says Nigeria has shown significant improvement in governance in the last five years, it scores Nigeria  48.1  out of […]

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Female suicide bombers kill 10 amid rise in Borno violence

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2017

Four suicide bombers struck Wednesday in the Muna Garage district of Maiduguri, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens more. “We have so far recorded 10 people’s deaths and about 30 victims injured,” said Bello Dambatta, a spokesman for the State Emergency Agency (SEMA). No one immediately claimed responsibility for the latest attack, which emergency officials […]

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Chibok girls’ parents write Buhari, demand update on their missing daughters

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2017

Parents of the Chibok schoolgirls still in Boko Haram captivity have expressed sadness over President Muhammadu Buhari’s “silence” concerning the fate of their daughters. In a letter written to the president, the parents lamented that 20 of them have died while waiting for the return of the girls. On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram insurgents […]

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Court remands Suswam’s ex-aide, others in prison over alleged diversion of N16.6bn SURE-P, LG funds

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2017

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday remanded in Suleja Prison, Niger State, a former aide to former Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State and two other officials of the state for allegedly diverting fraudulently Benue State’s N16.6bn. The Attorney-General of the Federation’s office, which filed nine counts against the defendants, alleged that the […]