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FG, states’ public debt stock hits N19.6trn- DMO

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

Nigeria’s public debt stock for both the Federal Government and the states as at June 30 stood at N19.63 trillion, a document by the Debt Management Office (DMO) says. The document was obtained from the DMO website on Monday in Abuja. Giving a breakdown of what each tier owed, it said the

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Woman arraigned over alleged MMM fraud

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

A 44-year-old business woman, Alice Ejike, was on Monday arraigned in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for alleged MMM fraud. The prosecutor, Florence Avhioboh, told the court that one Sunday Enyi of Karmo village reported the matter at the Karmo Police Station on September 6. She said the complainant alleged that on July […]

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Bello, INEC, FG, security agents, after me – Melaye

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

The embattled lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, has described the ruling by a Federal High Court Abuja which failed to grant his application to stop his recall from the Senate as appealable. Melaye, in his reaction to the ruling on Monday, alleged that Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Independent National […]

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Policeman allegedly kills final year student over refusal to give N100 bribe

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

A policeman has allegedly shot to death one Imo Ekanem, a final year student of the Department of Mass Communication, Uyo City Polytechnic, Nduetong Oku, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, over the victim’s refusal to give N100 bribe. Punch learnt that Ekanem was shot dead by the policeman at his hometown, Nkek, in Ukanafun Local Government Area of the state […]

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Edo Government denies owing 42 months pension arrears

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

Edo State government has denied reports circulating that the state owed forty two months pension arrears just as it described the reports as false and misinterpretation of facts. The government hereby explained that only a few pensioners were been owed multiple months of arrears, most of whom were captured under the Local Government Pension Board, […]