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Three varsity staff beg FG not to storm Boko Haram hideout but negotiate + video

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

Three staff of the staff of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, who are being held by the Boko Haram insurgents have appealed to the Federal Government not to employ force in their release but to negotiate with their abductors. Four persons were declared missing by the university after a

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Constitution amendment: Senate will revisit devolution of powers – Saraki

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said that the devolution of powers bill would be revisited, when the National Assembly resumes from its recess. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, Kwara state on Saturday, Saraki stated that the bill did not scale through, because of the pervasive mistrust and disillusionment in the country. He said: “Although […]

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Death toll in Boko Haram attack on NNPC, UNIMAID convoy now over 70

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

The death toll in the attack by the Boko Haram sect on the convoy of those prospecting for oil in Nigeria’s part of the Lake Chad Basin may have risen to over 70, AFP is reporting. According to the News Agency, a source in the team carrying out the rescue operation put the death toll […]

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Oshiomhole attacks Fayose, describe him as a mad man out to disgrace others

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

Immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, has admitted that President Muhammadu Buhari is sick. He, however, said the sickness was not as worse as many people may believe. He said the recent visit to the ailing president was a clear indication that those wishing him death have been put to shame. […]

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Counter-insurgency: NAF deploys additional Special Forces, equipment

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

The Nigerian Air Force has introduced additional measures aimed at increasing its operational capability in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the North-East. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, said in statement in Abuja on Saturday. He said that the measures include: the deployment of additional

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NEWS Death toll in Boko Haram attack on NNPC, UNIMAID convoy now over 70

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2017

The death toll in the attack by the Boko Haram sect on the convoy of those prospecting for oil in Nigeria’s part of the Lake Chad Basin may have risen to over 70, AFP is reporting. According to the News Agency, a source in the team carrying out the rescue operation put the death toll […]