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Whistleblower narrates what transpired in Lagos apartment where EFCC seized $50m

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2017

While Ayodele Oke, the Director-General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA) has claimed that the $43 million, N23.2 million and £27,800 (N13billion) cash found in an apartment in Lagos last week belongs to his agency, information available to SaharaReporters suggests that the woman seen

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TSA: Nigerian government realises N7trillion

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2017

The Federal Government recorded over N7 trillion in the Treasury Single Account (TSA) towards the end of March 2017. Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris has said. In an interview with the Economic Confidential in Abuja, Mr Idris further said the amount represents monies belonging to different Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs) put […]

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FG set to reopen Chibok School 3 years after 276 girls were abducted

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2017

The Federal Government has said that it is working hard to ensure the reopening of Government Girls’ Secondary School, GGSS, Chibok, Borno for normal academic activities in the 2017/2018 session. The Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative, Tijjani Tumsah made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on […]

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Your children are my children – Buhari to parents of abducted Chibok girls

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday reiterated his administration’s commitment towards securing the release of the remaining abducted Chibok girls. Recall that Boko Haram terrorists had few years ago abducted over 200 girls from a Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State. Following their abduction, the Federal Government has been able to secure the release of 21

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CJN says Buhari anti-graft war is not loosing out

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2017

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen,has said that the anti-graft war of President Muhammadu Buhari is not losing steam despite major corruption cases recently lost by the Federal Government. The CJN stated this while fielding questions from the state house correspondent shortly after a closed-doors meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso […]

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Turkish citizens kidnapped in Akwa Ibom

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2017

Gunmen have kidnapped two Turkish nationals from their hotel rooms in Akwa Ibom state. The incident was confirmed to newsmen by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPPRO) in the state, Chukwu Okechukwu on Tuesday following the latest unrest to hit the restive Niger Delta. “Two Turkish nationals working for a construction company in Onna local […]