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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

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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 […]

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Nigerians attack Saraki, Senate over Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2017

Hundreds of Nigerians today on Facebook pilloried Senate President Bukola Saraki and the entire red chamber for asking Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to respect rejections of nominees. The Senate had also on Tuesday suspended all issues relation to the confirmation of nominees and urged Osinbajo to respect the constitution and laws as they relate to […]

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Nigeria deports 450 illegal immigrants from Edo

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2017

The Nigeria Immigration Service on Tuesday said it arrested and repatriated no fewer than 450 illegal immigrants from Edo in the first quarter of the year. Comptroller of Immigration in the state, Mr. David Adi, disclosed this at the presentation of a refurbished Hilux van by the Management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc to […]