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Ekweremadu: We will not succumb to cheap blackmail- EFCC

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has advised the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, to verify reports before making public allegations. The commission said it would not succumb to cheap blackmail. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren on

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Boko Haram terrorists attack soldiers, 100 lives lost

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

Soldiers of the Nigerian Army came under attack when suspected Boko Haram terrorists launched a surprise attack on them. According to a soldier who exclusively sent this report to NAIJ.com on the condition of anonymity, the attack occurred between Tuesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 27 in Mongunu, Borno state. According to the soldier, five […]

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Amaechi must beg for saying I stole N2bn or meet me in court-Fani-Kayode

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

Former Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to retract his allegation that the former stole N2bn meant to the repairs of Port Harcourt International Airport runway while in office. Fani-Kayode said failure to do so will result in a legal action against the former governor of […]

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Group carpets OBJ, says he lacks moral standing to condemn Goodluck Jonathan

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2017

A Coalition of Civil Society groups in the Niger Delta, today carpeted former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, stating that he lacked the moral standing to saying Dr. Goodluck Jonathan did not have the capacity to rule Nigeria. The group described the comments credited to the former president as irresponsible and baseless. In a Joint Statement Signed […]

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N15bn Recovered From Ikoyi: Lawyer Sues EFCC

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2017

An activist lawyer, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission urging the court to suspend action on the forfeiture application filed by the agency in respect of the cash sums of $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 recovered from an apartment in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. Ogungbeje, who sued the EFCC […]

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Don’t Undermine Nigeria’s Self-Reliance-Obasanjo Warns Foreign Nationals

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2017

A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has warned foreign nationals and investors doing business in Nigeria to stop undermining the nation’s self-reliance in their business dealings with Nigeria, saying that their dealings should be mutually beneficial. He was speaking in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital during an interactive session with members of the Indian