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Billionaire kidnapper, Evans hires new lawyer

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2018

Alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has hired a new lawyer, following the withdrawal of his original counsel, Olukoya Ogungbeje. The new lawyer, Noel Brown, announced appearance for Evans and one of his co-defendants, Ogechi Uchechukwu, at their resumed trial

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Sardauna’s Minister, Gaya dies in Kano at 107

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2018

Alhaji Sule Gaya, Sarkin Fadar Kano has died, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. He died on Thursday, June 21, in Kano, according to a family member, Hajiya Amina Abdullahi. According to Amina, Alhaji Gaya would be buried on Friday, June 22, at the palace. Aged 107, the deceased left behind many children, grand children […]

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Jones Abiri is a guest of DSS b’cos of his alleged involvement in militant and criminal activities- Presidency

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2018

Presidency has dispelled insinuations that the arrest and continuing detention of Jones Abiri, who claimed to be a journalist, trampled on freedom of the press. The presidency said on Thursday that Abiri has not been able been able to prove that he is a bona fide journalist. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to […]

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Buhari’s budget speech: The President betrayed his crass ignorance of democratic governance and frustration

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2018

A member of the House of Representatives, representing Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency in Rivers State and Chairman Public Accounts Committee ( PAC) in the House, Rep. Kingsley Chinda has said that President Muhammadu Buhari in his budget speech betrayed his crass ignorance of democratic governance and frustration. Buhari had during the signing of 2018 appropriation bill

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Kaduna: Shiite members arrested over killing of policeman

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2018

The Police Command in Kaduna on Friday said it had arrested nine suspected members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) known as the Shiite over violent attack on police officers in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Austin Iwar, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Public Relations’ Officer (PRO) Mr Muhktar […]

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PDP Condoles Victims of Bauchi Windstorm, Fire Incident

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commiserated with the government and people of Bauchi state, particularly, the victims of the devastating windstorm in the state as well as the fire incident that razed the popular Azare Market. Indeed, the PDP has been grief-stricken over the death of innocent Nigerians in the tragic windstorm, which had also traumatized