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Premium Times Floors Kashamu in Court Over Publication

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2017

The move by embattled Senator Buruji Kashamu to drag Premium Times to court over publication on his alleged plot to assassinate some lawyers on Thursday hit the rock,at High Court 5,sitting in Abeokuta. At the resuming hearing between Buruji Kashamu(claimant) and Ladi Adebutu(defendant) over a

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Manslaughter: Soldier Sentence to 7 Years Imprisonment

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2017

The General Court Marshal of 7 Division sitting in Maiduguri, Borno state, has sentenced a serving soldier to seven years imprisonment for manslaughter. The soldier is being prosecuted for shooting and killing one Mr Umar Alkali within the popular Monday Market in Maiduguri metropolis on December 23 2015. The soldier (name withheld) was found guilty […]

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I am Not Responsible for Your Retirement- Atiku Tells Oba of Lagos

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2017

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied any involvement in the forceful retirement of the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, from the Nigerian Policein 2002. The oba had accused Atiku and one other as those who prevailed on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to get him retired after convincing him that getting him (Akiolu) out of […]

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We Can Produce 3m bpd-Kachikwu

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2017

The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources , Mr Ibe Kachikwu, said that Nigeria is capable of producing three million barrels of crude oil per day from the Niger Delta region. Kachikwu stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

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Corruption: Banker says account opening requirements were waived for Ofili-Ajumogobia

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2017

A staff of Diamond Bank, Mr Ademola Oshodi, on Monday revealed at an Ikeja High Court how some requirements were waived for the corporate account opening of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia. Oshodi made this revelation at the ongoing trial of Ofili-Ajumogobia and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Obla, over alleged corruption. They are jointly […]

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Buhari is slow in handling affairs – Femi Falana

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2017

A senior advocate of Nigerian has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is slow in handling affairs regarding Nigeria. Femi Falana condemning the confirmation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen said the president’s handling of the matter is worrisome. Falana said the delay in Onnoghen’s clearance might warrant a reappointment of his position. “President […]