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Nigerian govt to use N559 billion recovered loot to fund 2017 budget – Minister

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2017

The federal government said on Monday it would use a fraction of the looted funds recovered so far to finance part of the 2017 budget. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma, said this at the 2017 budget breakdown in Abuja. He said the total revenue projected was N5.08

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Court orders remand of Suswam in prison

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2017

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered a former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, and two of his former aides, to be remanded in Kuje Prisons, Abuja. Justice Gabriel Kolawole made the remand order after the three defendants were arraigned on 32 counts of diversion of a total sum of N9.79bn meant […]

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Notorious Kidnapper: Outrage over ‘Free Evans campaign’

Daily Dispatch June 17, 2017

A Twitter campaign begging for mercy for the arrested kidnap baron, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, alias Evans sparked outrage from Nigerians today, with some calling the masterminds, mad. The campaign with the hashtag #FreeEvans   followed an interview granted the Vanguard newspaper by Uchenna Precious Onwuamadike, the Ghana based Evans wife, in which the woman pleaded for a

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FG signs N4.34bn MoU for reconstruction of Apapa Wharf road project

Daily Dispatch June 17, 2017

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Saturday signed a N4.34 Billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dangote Group and other stakeholders for the reconstruction of Apapa Wharf Road. The project is to be funded by AG Dangote Construction Company Ltd, an arm of the Dangote Group, the Nigerian Ports Authority […]

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Benue police parade kidnap gang members associated with notorious kidnapper, Gana

Daily Dispatch June 17, 2017

Benue state police command has nabbed 2 kidnap syndicate including a gang of four kidnappers led by a woman after a successful abduction of a businessman. The group led by a woman is believed to be associated to Terwase Agwaza, also known as Gana, a notorious kidnapper in Benue state. The police operation also led […]

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13 fire, rainstorm victims receive N2.23m from Delta SEMA

Daily Dispatch June 17, 2017

The Delta State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has presented N2.23 million cash to 13 victims of fire and rainstorm in the state, including an 89-year-old woman. The State Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr Ernest Ogwezzy, said in Asaba at the presentation of the cash gifts that the gesture was aimed at ameliorating the condition of the victims. […]