INTERNATIONAL NEWS

World Leaders Brace For Tough Talks With Trump On Climate, Trade

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2017

Leaders from the world’s top economies prepared for tough talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on climate change and trade on Friday as a Group of 20 summit got underway in Germany amid the threat of violent protests. The meeting in the port city of Hamburg comes at a time of major shifts in

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Yari threatens showdown with EFCC, says ‘enough is enough’

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2017

Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has accused Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), of intimidating governors “for no just cause”. Yari, while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, said he intends to report Magu to the federal government. The chairman of Nigeria governors forum accused the commission of not

Politics

Confusion over Sen. Melaye’s recall process

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2017

Contrary to Senator Dino Melaye’s tweet, some Nigerians say the Abuja High Court  refused to grant the senator’s quest to stop his recall process. Instead the court ordered status quo be maintained and fixed September 29 to hear the suit challenging the recall. The confusion is the interpretation of “status quo”. Majority of opinion is […]

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Attorney-General, Malami denounces report on presidency

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2017

Mr. Abubakar Malami, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has denounced trending reports insinuating that Federal Executive Council (FEC) disowned presidency over the crisis surrounding appointment of EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu. The trending media report entitled, “presidency disowned presidency’’, suggested that the Presidency ‘disowned’ the Acting

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Funding Shortfalls Threaten Children’s Education In Disaster Zones

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

Funding shortfalls are threatening education for millions of children caught up in conflicts or disasters, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Thursday, ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg. Of the $932 million needed this year for its education programmes in emergency countries, UNICEF has so far received recorded voluntary contributions of less than […]

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Army Kills 40 Insurgents In Mop-Up Operations In Borno

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

Maj.-Gen. Attahiru Ibrahim, the Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Maiduguri. Ibrahim said the insurgents were killed during operations designed to clear remnant of the fleeing Boko Haram members. He said that the troops encountered the insurgents at various fronts including Marte, Mafa, Dikwa, Damboa and Gwoza. […]