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Supreme Court delivers judgment on Saraki’s CCT trial July 6

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2018

The Supreme Court will on July 6 decide on whether or not the trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on charges of false assets declaration before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, should continue. A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Dattijo Muhammad fixed the date for

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Shehu Sani alleges that governors operating conditional cash transfer responsible for herdsmen killings

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2018

Shehu Sani, the Senator representing Kaduna Central has alleged that some governors were responsible for the mass murder executed by Fulani herdsmen in some parts of Nigeria. The lawmaker in a series of tweets on his Twitter page, said Governors operating the policy of conditional cash transfer were the cause of herdsmen killings in the […]

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Court Frees Two Boko Haram Suspects

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2018

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday discharged two suspects who had been arraigned for alleged ties with Boko Haram insurgency. The suspects were discharged due to lack of diligent prosecution by the government. While discharging the defendants, Justice Binta Nyako said that Ibrahim Ahmed had been in detention since 2013, while Sani Argungu had […]

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Danish man remanded in prison over death of Nigerian wife, daughter

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2018

A 53-year-old, Peter Nielsen, who allegedly killed his wife, Zainab, and her three-year-old daughter, Petra, was on Wednesday remanded in Ikoyi Prisons on the orders of a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The Magistrate, Mrs K.B. Ayeye, who gave the ruling, said  the accused should be kept behind bars pending advice from the State Director […]

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Fayose orders withdrawal of murder case against APC chairman, others

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2018

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has directed withdrawal of an alleged murder case against the state Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Jide Awe, and other members of the party. This information was contained in a statement by Fayose’s spokesman, Idowu Adelusi, on Wednesday. Awe, his aide, and other members of the […]

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Ijebu-Igbo killings: ‘I am going to ensure that we get to the root of this matter’-Amosun

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2018

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has condemned in strong terms the recent killings in the Ijebu Igbo area of the state, during a political rally organised by a top member of an opposing political party. The governor while addressing market women and community leaders, yesterday when he visited Ijebu Igbo, said “killing each other […]