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3 INEC staff charged with receiving N179m Diezani bribe

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2018

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday  arraigned three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos and charged them with receiving N179.8 million  stolen money as bribe  from former oil minister, Diezani

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NAF bombs Boko Haram hideouts in Borno, kills insurgents

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2018

The Nigerian Air Force said on Monday that scores of Boko Haram terrorists have been killed during air strikes in Tongule, south-west of Dikwa in Borno State. The Spokesperson for NAF, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, said in a statement that the air operation was conducted after an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform has […]

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Boko Haram kills 11 soldiers, seizes weapons

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2018

Boko Haram fighters killed 11 troops and seized weapons in a raid on a military post in the latest such attack in northeast Nigeria, residents and a military source said on Sunday. Gunmen in five trucks and on motorcycles stormed the checkpoint in Bunari village near the garrison town of Monguno in Borno state late […]

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Governor El-Rufai: Corrupt senators afraid of arrest if President Buhari re-elected

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2018

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has described senators who defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) as corrupt politicians who are afraid of being arrested if President Buhari wins his second term bid. The governor said President Buhari dislikes corruption and will not work with any corrupt politician to cheat Nigeria. Recall that 14 senators and 37 […]

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Army prevents another Boko Haram attack in Borno State

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2018

The Nigerian Army troops of 22 Brigade deployed in operation Lafiya Dole Sunday  successfully repelled yet another Boko Haram terrorists attack on Dikwa in Borno State. The terrorists attempted to infiltrate into Dikwa through the Eastern flank of the town but  were intercepted by the troops on duty. In a statement signed by the Director […]

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U.S. jails Nigerian Emeka Ndukwu for e-mail scam

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2018

Emeka Ndukwu, 46, a Nigerian-American based in Maryland, has been sentenced to four years in prison for engaging in business e-mail scheme and conspiring to launder more than $900,000 proceeds of scams. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in a statement, said Ndukwu tricked seven companies in the United States and abroad into wiring more […]