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Dont link me or Saraki with suspected cultists – Kwara Governor

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2018

A day after Senate President Buhola Saraki accused Inspector-General of Police, Idris Ibrahim, of a plot to frame him up in connection with some suspected felons, Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has denied any link with the suspects. Mr Saraki at Senate plenary on Wednesday alleged that

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Senator Bassey Akpan in EFCC net

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2018

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Bassey Akpan, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Akwa Ibom state. Akpan, a former commissioner in Akwa Ibom, is the third PDP senator to have been arrested by the commission in the last three weeks. The first was Peter Nwaoboshi, a senator from Delta state. He […]

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Video of IGP Idris struggling to read speech in Kano was doctored- Abike Dabiri

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2018

The Presidency has reacted to the viral video of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, struggling to read a speech at an event in Kano. In the footage, IGP Idris, who was in Kano on Monday to commission the Police Technical Intelligence unit in the state, stammered consistently as he struggled to pronounce words. […]

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BREAKING: Soldiers sack Police station, arrest DPO over murder of colleague

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2018

There was commotion along Ada George Road in Port Harcourt on Thursday morning as soldiers sacked the Rumukpakani Police Station, allegedly over the killing of their colleague by a policeman. The murdered soldier,  who was in mufti, was said to have been shot near the Police station by one of the policemen on duty. It […]

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Again, Saraki summons IG, others over abductions

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2018

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has once again summoned the Inspector General of Police, alongside the Department of State Service and the Army to appear before the Senate to explain the reasons behind recent abductions in the country. Saraki on his Twitter handle on Wednesday noted that another 87 persons have been abducted off the “nation’s […]

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N14m SURE-P fraud: Trial of ex-Perm. Sec continues June 1

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2018

A Special Offences Court in Ikeja has fixed June 1 for the adoption of final written addresses in the trial of Clement Illoh, ex-Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity for alleged N14 million fraud. Illoh is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly stealing N14 million […]