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NDLEA boss vows to fight drug barons nationwide

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2021

The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd.) has sworn to deal decisively with drug barons across the country. Marwa made this promise while receiving the Chief Executive Officer, National Financial Intelligence Unit, (NFIU) Mallam Modibbo

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$20.3bn Withdrawals: Reps Write NNPC, Demands Records from NLNG Accounts

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2021

……Frown at  refusal of  NNPC GMD to Appear Before Parliament On Auditor”s Queries The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has written to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), demanding full details of the $20.3 billion said to have been  illegally withdrawn from the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) accountas

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Biden threatens sanctions against Countries over anti-gay laws

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2021

By Oluchi Ihediuche President of the United States of America, Joe Biden has threatened to sanction countries that have refused to make laws to accommodate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) people.The President issued a presidential memorandum aimed at expanding protection of the rights LGBTQI people worldwide.Sanctions against such

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El-Rufai says dialogue not the way forward to end banditry

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2021

By Oluchi Ihediuche Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has explained why banditry has continued in the North West region of the country. Speaking in an interview on BBC Hausa on Monday, following the killing of 18 people by suspected bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday February 6, El-Rufai […]

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FG plans to replace BVN with NIN – Pantami

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2021

The Federal Government has stated arrangements are ongoing to replace the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr Isa Pantami, who disclosed this to newsmen shortly after a tour of telecoms operators and NIN licensees in Abuja, said President Muhammadu Buhari has been briefed […]

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Reopening: Youths threaten fresh protest at Lekki tollgate Saturday, February 13

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2021

Some youths have threatened to hold a fresh protest at the Lekki tollgate over plans to reopen it for operations. It was gathered that they have begun to mobilise on social media with #RevolutionNow and #OccupyLekkiTollGate, with the matter trending as number one and three on Twitter. As of 11 am, some of the youths shared […]