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BREAKING:Police Barricade Venue For PDP Stakeholders Meeting

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

Men of the Nigeria Police Force have ‎barricaded entrance to the International Conference Centre, Abuja, venue for the PDP Stakeholders meeting, slated for 2:00pm today. In a statement on Monday,the spokesman for the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of the party, Prince

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Activist Lawyer, Adegboruwa Withdraws Suit Against Madu Confirmation As EFCC’s Chairman

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

A Lagos-based lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, on Monday withdrew his case file against the confirmation of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu at the Federal High Court. The activist lawyer had sought to stop the Upper Legislative Chambers from proceeding with the confirmation of Magu citing alleged corrupt practices […]

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Biafra: IPOB Is A Criminal Gang, We Will No Longer Tolerate Them – Army

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

The Nigerian Army has denied the claim by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that 11 of its members where killed during the Pro-Donald Trump rally in Port Hacourt, the Rivers State capital in January.  Army, while describing IPOB as a criminal gang, warned the general public to disregard any story from them, saying that […]

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We Will Ask Buhari If He Would Want To Address Nigerians – Presidency

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

The Presidency has said that it would ask President Muhammadu Buhari, if he would love to personally address Nigerians over issue bordering on his health and long vacation. Buhari, who jetted out of the country some weeks back, has not return due to his ailing health. The president said he would only return when his […]

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Lagos NUJ Clampdown On Fake Journalists

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

In order to safeguard the integrity of the Journalism profession, the Lagos council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) says it has started a clampdown on fake journalists. Mr Deji Elumoye, Chairman of the council, told the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that the union had set up a committee […]

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Again Saraki Meets With Buhari In London

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari had the second meeting in one week with Bukola Saraki, the Senate president. According to presidency, the event took place in the evening of Sunday, February 19 at Abuja House London. Details of the meeting were still sketchy at the time of this report, but Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara recently visited […]