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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

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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 […]

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Banks create enabling environment for thieves to loot Nigeria’s money-Magu

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2017

The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has expressed his opinion over plans to separate the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) from the parent body. Magu made this observation when he received a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday, July 27. Magu accused banks in the […]

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Mob Attack On Checkpoint: Police Arrest 13 Suspects In Anambra

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2017

The Anambra State Police Command has announced the arrest of 13 suspects for the alleged murder of a policeman and burning of four police vehicles during Thursday’sattack on a checkpoint along Onitsha/Owerri Road. The announcement was made in a statement signed by Assistant Superintendent of Police Nkieruka Owude, Anambra State Police Command Public Relations Officer

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Five Killed In Fresh Boko Haram Attack On Borno Village

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2017

At least five villagers have been killed and many wounded when Boko Haram terrorists attacked a village in southern part of Borno state yesterday, vigilantes source told Saharareporters. The terrorist group stormed a remote village of Azur in Damboa local government area at about 8:30 am, shooting sporadically and burning down houses after carting away […]

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BITTER LESSONS I LEARNT FROM PUBLISHING NEXT NEWSPAPER – OLOJEDE

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2017

International award-winning journalist and publisher of the defunct NEXT Newspaper, Dele Olojede in a recent Podcast  interview entitled: “A conversation with Dele Olojede with Feyi Fawehinmi,” spoke extensively on his failed attempt to publish a national newspaper in Nigeria. ‎ Quotes from the interview are reproduced below:‎ Winning the Pulitzer award