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Fayemi clarifies stance on Fayose fate

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2018

Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi , has clarify his stance on the fate of Ayodele Fayose, his predecessor While speaking with state house correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, Fayemi explained that there was never a time he said he would probe Fayose.

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Fashola inspects Kaduna power plant, lauds work progress

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2018

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has lauded the progress of work ongoing at the 215-megawatt Kaduna power plant. During an inspection to the site in Kaduna, the state capital on Monday, the minister stated that there have been some improvements when compared to his previous visit last year. He said, […]

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PDP accuse Defence minister of “diverting funds meant for the military”

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday accused the Minister of Defence, Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali, of “diverting funds meant for the military equipment and welfare of soldiers fighting insurgency in the northeast.” PDP claimed that Dan-Ali was diverting the funds “to produce partisan materials for the All Progressives Congress (APC) re-election campaign.” In a

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Judge warns against false social media reports on court proceedings

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2018

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, warned operators of social media platforms to desist from spreading and giving wrong  interpretation of ongoing court proceedings, so as not to be liable for contempt. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, issued the warning, at the resumed trial of a People’s Democratic Party Chieftain, Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi, charged with […]

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Court orders IGP to pay N7.9m to widow over husband’s killing by police in Ondo

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2018

A Federal High Court, sitting in Akure on Monday, ordered the Insoector-General of Police  to pay N7.9 million to Mrs Queen Akarewan, widow of Christopher , who was shot and killed by a police team in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State on Oct. 11, 2011. Akarewan, a commercial motorcyclist, was said to have […]

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PDP calls on National Assembly to investigate killing of soldiers in Melete

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the National Assembly to immediately commence an extensive investigation into alleged compromises that led to the killing of over 100 Nigerian soldiers by the Boko Haram insurgents in Melete, Borno State. The main opposition party said that the call became imperative since the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal […]