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Buhari Yet To Receive Passed 2018 Budget – Minister

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to receive the 2018 budget, one week after it was passed by the National Assembly. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma disclosed this at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday while responding to questions from journalists.

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Alleged Assassination Plot: Wike Still Enjoys Immunity, Says Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2018

Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed has said that the Rivers State Governor would have been summoned over his allegations that the Federal Government had planned to assassinate him. However, he has not – simply because he still enjoys immunity as a state governor. The information minister said this while briefing journalists after the […]

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Nigerian Airport cleaner returns $6,000 found in toilet

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2018

A cleaner at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos State, Charity Bassey, has turned in $6,000 to security officials at the terminal. The cleaner, an employee of Lakewood Development Company, was on duty at the departure wing of the airport when she picked up the item from the floor. She recalled that she […]

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Oro community disowns arrested Offa bank robbery suspect

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2018

The National President of Oro Community in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Chief Bode Alayoku has said it is false and misleading for media reports to suggest that one of the arrested gang leaders of the recent bank robbery in Offa, Mr. Kunle Ogunleye, aka ‘Arrow,’ is a native of Oro community. In […]

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Google earmarks $2m for project in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2018

Google on Wednesday launched the Google Impact Challenge (GIC) Nigeria 2018 aimed at empowering the citizens to drive community impact. The Google Country Marketing Manager, Affiong Osuchukwu, said at the unveiling in Lagos that Google would commit two million dollars into the project in form of grants to non-profits using technology to reach their goals. […]

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Security chiefs appear before Senate over arms proliferation

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2018

Security chiefs on Wednesday appeared before the Senate over the proliferation of dangerous firearms and spate of killings by terrorists and hoodlums in Nigeria. Their appearances followed a resolution last week by the Senate as a result of the mass killings across the country. Heads of security agencies seen at the chambers, as at the […]