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Lagos LG election: Truck crushes APC chairmanship aspirant to death

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2017

A chairmanship aspirant for the Ikotun/Igando Local Council Development Area, Shakiru Balogun, aka SAB, was Friday crushed to death. Balogun was a former Chairman, National Union of Local Government Employees of the LCDA and a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The aspirant was going

Malabu Oil: Adoke Alleges Persecution, Cries to UN For Help

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2017

A former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has cried for help to the United Nations Human Rights Committee over his alleged persecution in the Malabu oil deal. Adoke, in a letter by his lawyer, Femi Oboro, urged the United Nations body not to watch while he is persecuted […]

Buratai Gives Troops 40 Days To Capture Shekau Dead Or Alive

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2017

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has directed Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maiduguri, to capture Abubakar Shekau, self-styled leader of the Boko Haram sect, “dead or alive”. Buratai further directed the Theatre commander to do so within 40 days. A statement issued by the Director, Army Public Relations, […]

15, 000 Nigerian girls in Italy forced into prostitution-IOM

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2017

The International Organisation for Migration on Friday said thousands of Nigerian migrant girls brought to Italy were in great danger of being forced into prostitution in Europe. The number of female Nigerians, many of them minors, often naive about their fate at the hands of traffickers, arrived by sea in Italy surged over the past three years […]

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Obasanjo mock Americans’ over choice of Trump

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2017

Americans are humans too like Africans in choosing Donald Trump as president, former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, said in a rare reflection that appeared to have mocked the US election last November. “The fact that America can produce a Trump in this day and age, it means Americans are as human as we are,” he […]

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Lack of appropriate marking caused Rann’s bombardment – DHQ

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2017

Defence Headquarters has explained that “lack of appropriate marking’’ caused the mistaken air strike by the Nigerian Air Force on Rann in Borno, where a number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were killed. The incident occurred on Jan. 17 at Rann, headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Area of the state. Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, the […]