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Full list of high-profile Nigerians under EFCC probe

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The high-profile individuals who are reportedly being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) include former governors, ex-ministers, justices and an ex-first lady. According to PUNCH, not less than 100 high-ranking public officials and persons who served in the Goodluck

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Buhari hosts Nigerien President, Muhammadou Issoufou in Daura [PHOTOS]

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday hosted his Nigerien counterpart, President Muhammadou Issoufou, at his country home in Daura, Katsina state. The Nigerien leader was accompanied on the visit by his son, Abba Muhammadou Issoufou.

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Recession: Dogara excited over latest stats

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has expressed happiness over the latest report released by the National Bureau of Statistics which indicates that Nigeria has finally exited recession. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media & Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, the Speaker, said, the House of Representatives is gladdened by […]

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Buhari orders connection of rails to 36 states, Abuja

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered him and the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, to connect the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by rail. Amaechi made the revelation during the 15th National Council on Transportation, NCT, in Sokoto. He […]

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Police kill criminal who led assassination attempt on Dino Melaye

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

Notorious criminal simply known as Luckman who allegedly led his gang to Senator Dino Melaye’s house at Ayetoro-Gbede in  an assassination attempt in April has been killed. Luckman had been on the wanted  list of the Kogi State Police Command after some of his members were arrested. Our correspondent reliably gathered on Sunday, Sept.3, that […]

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Troops neutralise Boko Haram terrorists in Borno

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

Troops of the Mobile Strike Force Teams, recently deployed in the Operation Lafiya Dole, on Monday neutralised a large number of Boko Haram terrorists. A statement issued by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, stated that the operation was successful. He said, “Many terrorists escaped with gun wounds in a successful ambush at […]