NEWS

Police arrests two brothers for armed robbery in Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

Two brothers have been arrested in Abuja for their alleged involvement in armed robbery and car snatching. The FCT Police Command claimed that the brothers – Solomon Manger (26) and Isaac Manger (22) operate between Wuse and Kuruduma areas of Abuja and specialise in snatching cars from cab

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Those calling for repatriation of Diezani are ignorant-Presidency

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

The Presidency on Tuesday described those calling for the repatriation of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke as ignorant. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, made the remark while faulting the call by Charles Oputa aka Charlyboy, Deji Adeyanju, among others, that the former Minister be extradited from the United

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US working with Nigeria to repatriate loot stashed abroad – Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

The Muhammadu Buhari administration has reached out to the US government to increase its assistance in ensuring that corrupt officials do not get a safe haven abroad for their loot, Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president, said on Monday. Osinbajo, who said this during the visit of a US congressional delegation to the presidential villa, said […]

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Court orders DSS to produce detained ISIS-linked teacher

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

An Abuja Federal High Court on Monday ordered the Department of State Services, DSS, to produce a 28-year-old Secondary School teacher identified as Yusuf Umeiza, who has been in their custody for about two years. The secret police had arrested Umeiza, a teacher with Divine Academy Secondary School, Inozomi, Okene, in Adavi Local Government Area […]

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US agrees to sell arms to fight insurgency – Saraki

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

The U.S. Government for the first time has agreed in principle to sell arms to help in the fight against insurgency in the country. The Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, said the development followed a meeting between the key principal officers of the National Assembly and United States Congressional delegation yesterday in Abuja, where the […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

One killed as bomb goes off near US Embassy

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

An explosion rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul near the US embassy Tuesday morning. Police have confirmed one casualty. Eight wounded persons were rushed to a hospital. The blast occurred near Massoud square, where the US embassy is housed, along with several other western diplomatic buildings. Interior Ministry spokesman, Najib Danish gave the location as […]