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Buhari appoints Musiliu Smith as PSC Chairman

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Inspector-General of Police, Musiliu Smith, as Chairman of the Police Service Commission. Smith is to succeed former IGP, Mike Okiro. Buhari also appointed five others as members of the PSC. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, read Buhari’s

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Alleged Money Laundering: Court Grants Former Kano Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau Bail

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2018

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has granted bail to the former State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau. Shekarau was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside two others; a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Bashir Wali and Mansur Ahmed before Justice Zainab Bage Abubakar. They were arraigned on 6 counts of […]

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Killings: Soyinka Warns Against Genocide, Asks International Community To Intervene

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2018

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has called on the International Community to intervene in the series of herdsmen killings across the country to avoid a repeat of the Rwanda genocide in Nigeria. This is not the first time Professor Soyinka is making this call. He had earlier warned that the country risked genocide if the Federal […]

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Innoson chairman: Judge who declared me wanted acted in bad faith

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2018

Innocent Chukwuma, chairman of Innoson Motors Nigeria Ltd, says he was declared wanted in bad faith. Mojisola Dada, a judge, declared him wanted on Thursday over his failure to make an appearance in court for his arraignment for the fifth time. Chukwuma is standing trial in a matter between his company and the Economic and Financial Crimes […]

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Peace Corps bill dead finally as attempt to override President failed

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2018

The controversial Nigerian Peace Corps bill has finally been jettisoned as attempt by the House of Representatives to override President Muhammadu Buhari failed on Thursday. The House of Representatives which boasted it would override the veto of the Buhari could not achieve its aim. The bill seeks to turn the Peace Corps, currently a non-governmental […]

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Borno Govt To Prosecute Parents Involved In Child Marriage – Shettima

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2018

The Borno State Government has said that underage marriage of female children has now become a punishable crime in the state and that any parent found guilty will be prosecuted. The state governor, Mr Kashim Shettima gave the warning on Wednesday while addressing parents whose children are beneficiaries of the free basic education introduced by […]