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Ibori Leaves DSS Office, Heads To Delta

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2017

James Ibori has left the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja after holding a meeting with Lawal Daura, the director-general. The former governor of Delta state returned to the country on Saturday after serving a jail term for fraud in the UK. TheCable understands that he was picked up

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FG To Pay Outstanding Stipends To Ex-Militants-Amnesty Office

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2017

For the fear of further uprising in the Niger Delta, the federal government has given assurance to former militant warlords under the amnesty programme of paying the monthly stipends yet to be paid to them. According to Reuters, the office of the amnesty programme, in a statement, said: “We advise all to remain calm as […]

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Ogun Govt. To Clampdown On Illegal Fuel Stations

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2017

The Ogun state government says it is clamping down on illegal fuel stations and gas depots operating without proper approval from relevant agencies of government. This according to them, is to forestall avoidable loss of lives and property. The State Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Mrs Ronke Sokefun and her environment counterpart, Bolaji Oyeleye, […]

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Kogi Govt. Raises Bar On Performance Of Civil Servants

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2017

The Kogi State government has warned education secretaries in the state against staying in the office without performing their functions, of monitoring and supervising primary schools within their domain. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology Sunday Tolorunleke gave this warning to educational secretaries and other relevant stakeholders in education

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Minister Urges Media To Shun Misinformation, Fake News

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged the media to eschew misinformation and fake news, saying the phenomenon, if left unchecked, could damage the credibility of the media and endanger the country’s peace and security.  The Minister made the call in Abuja on Friday when he paid a courtesy visit to […]

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Employer Ties Employees Hands, Legs, Dumps Him In Boot For Journey To Abuja From Lagos

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2017

An employer, Engineer Wole Odunuga, was arrested after officers of Metro Police chased his vehicle, a white Toyota Hilux Van with the registration number SMK 707 CA, from Ketu/Ojota Flyover to 7Up before the old toll gate in Lagos State. The policemen had on Wednesday at about 7:20pm stopped the vehicle, but the lone occupant […]