Politics

N1.1b Fraud: Bala’s Son, Shamsudeen Granted N100m Bail

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2017

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail in the sum of N100m to Shamsudeen Bala Mohammed, a son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Bala Mohammed Bala. The defendant who was on Wednesday remanded in Kuje Prison after he was arraigned on 15 counts of N1.1bn

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Ondo Assembly Crisis: Police Disrupt Proceedings, Mimiko’s Convoy Attacked

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2017

The ongoing crisis in the Ondo State House of Assembly, on Thursday, took a new dimension as the State’s police command attempted to seal off the Assembly complex. The Police in Akure had stormed the Assembly complex in an attempt to prevent break down of law and order while a faction of the lawmakers was […]

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Nigeria President: After Buhari is Igbos Turn-APC Chieftain

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2017

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, Prince Benjamin Apugo, has declared that the people of the South East will push for an Igbo Presidency after the second tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari. Apugo, a member of the APC Board of Trustees, BoT, gave the call while reacting to former President, […]

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Don’t shield Kashamu From Extradition: Group Warns Oyegun

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2017

  Abuja-based group, the Society for Rule of Law in Nigeria (SRLN) has slammed the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Odigie Oyegun over his reported promise to save the embattled Senator representing Ogun East, Buruji from being extradited to the United States of America (USA) to face trial for his alleged […]

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Andy Uba Defects To APC

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2017

Senator Andy Uba, representing Anambra South Senatorial zone under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has defected to ruling party, All Progressive Congress APC. Uba disclosed this at a news briefing on Wednesday in his home country, Uga, Aguata Local Government Area of the state. The Senator said that he joined the APC […]

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APC urges EFCC to Probe Alleged N15m Fraud in Ondo Assembly

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2017

The All Progressives Congress has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the alleged N15 million fraud in the Ondo State House of Assembly. The APC, in a statement issued in Akure on Monday by its Ondo State Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Adesanya, commended members of the Assembly for changing the leadership over […]