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Boko Haram: UK may sell more weapons to Nigeria

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2017

Nigeria could get more weapons from the United Kingdom to fight Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast. Reuters reports that UK’s foreign secretary Boris Johnson revealed this on Thursday, August 31. He said: “They have put out a request for more help with materiel – equipment of one kind

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

11 Schoolgirls Killed In Iran Road Accident

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2017

Iranian media reports say a bus crash has killed 12 people, all but one of them schoolgirls travelling to the southern city of Shiraz for a sports and cultural event. Reports said the bus carrying 45 female students overturned early on September 1 on a road linking the town of Darab to Shiraz, some 1,100 […]

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Buhari performs 2017 Eid el-Kabir prayer

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday performed the 2017 Eid- el-Kabir prayer in the Daura Eid praying ground. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the president who arrived the praying ground by 9:30 a.m. was cheered by Muslim faithful who thronged the ground for the Eid-el-Kabir prayer. The Chief Imam of Daura, Salisu Rabiu, […]

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Nigeria vs Cameroon: Team news, potential starting 11, TV schedule

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2017

On Friday evening, two African heavyweights, Nigeria and Cameroon, will battle it out for the sole ticket from their Group B qualifying zone, for the 2018 World Cup that will be staged in Russia. The Super Eagles have the edge, after winning their first two matches. They have six points, four more than the Indomitable […]

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Union confirms killing of another Nigerian by South African Police

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2017

The Nigeria Union in South Africa has confirmed the killing of a member, Kingsley Ikeri, at Vryheid town in Kwazulu Natal Province on Aug. 30. Ikeri, 27, was a businessman and native of Mbaitolu in Imo. In December 2016, Metropolitan Police in Cape Town had suffocated to death a man, Victor Nnadi, also from Imo. […]

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NEMA Deploys Humanitarian Team To Benue

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2017

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has deployed a humanitarian team to Benue state to support persons affected by the recent flood that devastated a large part of the state. The Director General of NEMA Engr. Mustapha Maihaja said that following the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, a reinforcement of another contingent of humanitarian officers […]