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Ex-petroleum minister, Diezani moves to recover seized assets

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2023

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate an order granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Alison-Madueke, in an originating motion, sought an order

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Why Buhari approved old naira deadline extension — Emefiele

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, in Daura, approved the Central Bank of Nigeria’s request to extend the deadline for swapping of old naira notes with the redesigned notes from January 31, 2023, to February 10 2023. Buhari also approved a seven-day grace period which runs from February 10 to February 17 2023, to allow Nigerians […]

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Debarment allowance: Irabor urges military retirees for patience

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2023

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has urged retired military officers to show understanding with the Federal Government in the effort to pay them the Security Debarment Allowance (SDA). Irabor made the call at the 42nd Anniversary Dinner of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) 28 Regular Course Welfare Association on Saturday in […]

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Breaking: Adeleke reacts to Tribunal judgment

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2023

The sacked Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the judgement of the governorship tribunal as “a miscarriage of justice”, vowing to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal. Reacting to the verdict of the Tribunal from his country home, Ede, Governor Adeleke faulted the resolution of the over-voting question in […]

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Atiku welcomes US visa ban on Nigerians ‘undermining democracy

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2023

The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to a visa ban which the United States Government plans to put on any Nigerian trying to ‘undermine democracy’ in 2023. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken on Wednesday, said that some individuals have already been banned adding that they would […]

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House of Reps threatens warrant of arrest on Emefiele

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2023

Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has threatened to invoke the provisions of section 89(D) of the 1999 Constitution as amended to compel the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emiefele to appear before the House. Section 89 gives the parliament power to issue a warrant of arrest on anybody who refuses to honour an […]