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Ondo permanent secretary arrested over alleged N60m pension fraud

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2018

Olipede Ezekiel Dare, the Permanent Secretary of the Ondo State Local Government Pensions Board, was at the weekend arrested and whisked away by the operatives of the Special Frauds Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police Force. Sources attributed Olipede’s arrest to the series of fraud-related cases

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Moves to indiginalize Fulani herdsmen begin in Kogi

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2018

In compliance to Governor Yahaya Bello’s directive that traditional rulers in Kogi state should accommodate Fulani men in their councils and communities as indigenes, the Obadofin of Kabba, Oba Michael Yusuf has inaugurated a 13-man committee to be in charge of the implementation of the directive. Inaugurating the committee in his palace, Oba Michael Yusuf […]

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Kogi Govt. uncovers fresh 1667 forged certificates in civil service

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2018

Kogi State Government says it has uncovered 1667 fresh cases of certificates forgery involving its civil servants. Addressing newsmen in Lokoja over the weekend, the Director General on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Kingsley Fanwo said the discovery was part of the ongoing Civil Service Reforms in the state to sanitize the service. According […]

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Benue killings: Nasarawa govt donates N50m relief materials to displaced persons

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2018

The Nasarawa State Government, on Sunday, donated relief materials worth N50 million to displaced persons from Benue to the state’s border communities as a result of the attacks by suspected herdsmen. The state deputy governor, Mr Silas Agara, who announced the items for distribution in Lafia, explained that the materials were procured on the directive […]

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4 girls drown in Jigawa pond

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2018

Four girls who attempted swimming across a pond in Sakwaya village in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State have drowned. Command spokesman, DSP Abdu Jinjiri, said that the deceased were residents of Sakwaya village of Dutse local government area. He gave their names as Sumayya Gadi 7, Zuwaira Abdulhamidu 12, Gaji Saidu 12 and […]

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Kogi retires eight perm secs, dismisses 1,774 other workers

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2018

Kogi Government on Sunday confirmed the compulsory retirement of eight permanent secretaries, some directors and dismissal of 1, 774 others from the state civil service. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered in Lokoja that the affected staff were served their letters last December. The letters were signed by the state Head of Service, Mrs Deborah Ogunmola and […]