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FG to spend N100bn sukuk bond on 25 road projects – Fashola

Daily Dispatch September 25, 2017

The Federal Government on Monday said it would spend the N100bn to be raised from the issuance of the Sukuk Bond for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of 25 arterial roads. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, stated this while addressing members of the

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Owners of arms import firm uncovered

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2017

Three individuals with residences in Abuja and Lagos own the company that has been fingered for the illegal importation of arms into the country earlier in the week, investigation by Daily Trust on Sunday has shown. The Nigeria Customs Service, on Thursday, named Great James Oil and Gas Ltd as the importer of the haul […]

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IPOB Not A Terrorist Organisation – US

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2017

The United States of America has said it does not consider the Indigenous People of Biafra a terrorist organisation, SUNDAY PUNCH is reporting. The highly authoritative newspaper quoted the spokesman for the American Embassy in Nigeria, Russell Brooks, as having said this. The position of the US Government is coming on the heels of the […]

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FG Summons Turkish Ambassador over Illicit Arms Exports

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2017

The federal government has summoned the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Çakıl, for talks over the massive illegal shipment of arms from his country to Nigeria. The government will at the meeting, which is expected to hold Friday, express its dissatisfaction over the matter and demand immediate action to curb the menace. The Comptroller General […]

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Attacks Against Albinos for Body Parts, Profit Must Stop, Says UN

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2017

“When I was sleeping in my house, four people came and started attacking me with machetes,” said Mariama Staford, an albino in Tanzania. “One of those four people was a neighbor, and he is the one who took the machete and was cutting my arms.” Staford was 25 years old when she was attacked in […]

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Former Senate President urges UN to endorse declaration of IPOB as a terrorist organisation

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2017

Senator Ameh Ebute, former Senate President, has called on the United Nations (UN) to endorse the proscription of declaration of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by Nnamdi Kanu, as a terrorist organization. In a letter on Tuesday, Ebute, on behalf of League of Patriotic Elder Statesmen in Nigeria, said they were concerned at […]