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Cameroon gendarmes kill 97 Nigerians in Bakassi

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

At least 97 Nigerians have been killed by Cameroon gendarmes in part of Bakassi Peninsula ceded to the Central African nation since Wednesday, some returnees claimed on Thursday. The 130 returnees, who landed at the Ikang jetty in the New Bakassi local government area of Cross River State

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Lawmaker condemn Jonathan’s Invitation by Rep…..says the committee should have arrange private meeting with him

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

Following a summon served on former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan by the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the $1.1billion OPL 245 Malabu oil deal, a member of the, House, Rep Sergius Ogun (PDP, Edo), has said that the committee should have taken a private meeting with the former president as a mark of […]

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70 Boko Haram militants surrender in Borno

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

No fewer than 70 Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri. Maj Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, made the disclosure while presenting the repentant insurgents to newsmen in Maiduguri. Attahiru said the insurgents surrendered voluntarily sequel to various strategies evolved by the Federal Government

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Senate denies report that it plans to cripple Osinbajo’s government with scarcity of oil

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

The Nigerian Senate has denied allegations by Sahara Reporters that Senate president, Bukola Saraki, and oil marketers are planning to create massive oil scarcity. According to the disturbing allegations, the Senate president has planned with oil marketers to stop supplying oil in order to create oil scarcity that will destabilize the government under Acting President […]

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Senate does not have the power to direct Osinbajo to remove Magu-Sagay

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

The Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Itse Sagay, has said the Senate lacked powers to direct Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to remove the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu. Sagay stated this while reacting to the threat by the Senate to suspend all confirmation of appointments made by

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Prices of cooking gas to crash by 20 per cent- NLNG Boss

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

Managing Director Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Mr. Tony Attah has disclosed that the ex-depot price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) popularly called cooking gas is set to crash by about 20 per cent in the next few weeks. Attah gave this cheering news during a facility tour of some LPG plants in Lagos yesterday. He disclosed […]