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N448.85M: EFCC Searches for the Shop owner

Daily Dispatch April 8, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is trailing the owner of N448.85m discovered in a shopping plaza in Lagos State, spokesman of the commission in Lagos, Mr. Sam Amadin said. Amadin said the agency was making efforts to reach the owner of the complex, with a view to knowing who rented

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There Are Over 3 Million Almajiris in Kano – Ganduje

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has revealed that over three million almajiris from the North and some neigbouring countries live in the state. Speaking at the Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit, the governor said a recent survey carried out in the state established the huge number. He said, “In Kano, we undertook a […]

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Buhari not on warpath with National Assembly – Enang

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2017

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, has denied any rift between the President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly. Enang said this while answering questions from State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said, “I am here to confirm to you that the relationship between […]

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Boko Haram faction denies claims of starvation in new video

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2017

The faction of the rogue Boko Haram militant group led by Abubakar Shekau released a video on Tuesday denying that fighters are dying of hunger in its  strongholds in the northeast. “There is no food that we lack in this forest of Sambisa. It is not true that we have run out of food supply […]

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BREAKING: Navy Fleet Commander, Rear Admiral Ikoli found dead in Lagos

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2017

The Fleet Commander of the Western Command of the Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral Teikumo Ikoli, is dead. He was found dead on Wednesday in his Lagos home. The Navy said in a statement on Wednesday that it has invited the police to investigate the cause of Ikoli’s death. Spokesperson for the Western Naval Command, Lieutenant […]

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EFCC arraigns INEC officials for collecting bribe from Diezani Madueke to rig 2015 election

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for allegedly taking bribes from ex-Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke to compromise the 2015 general elections. According to the anti-graft agency, the accused persons, Christian Nwosu, Yisa Adedoyin and Tijani Bashir,