NEWS

Ex-diplomats protest inclusion of Morocco in ECOWAS

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

Members of the Committee of Retired Diplomats have said they would mobilise Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to begin protest against inclusion of Morocco in ECOWAS. President of Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA), Prof. Shuaibu A. Ibrahim, who

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We survived on weeds for refusing to fight for Boko Haram – escapee

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

A 25-year old housewife and mother of five, Aisha Bukar, has recounted her ordeal in the hands of Boko-Haram insurgents, saying she, her husband, mother-in-law and children, fed on ‘weeds’ to survive. Mrs. Bukar, one of the captives of the insurgents, escaped from their enclave after a military war plane bombed their hideout in Sambisa […]

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Former Senator, Kanti Bello is dead

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

Former two-time Senator from Katsina State, Kanti Bello, is dead. Bello died in the early hours of Tuesday, in Abuja. The lawmaker, who represented Daura Senatorial Zone between 2003-2007 and 2007-2011, was the pioneer Managing Director of Katsina Steel Rolling Mill. Bello’s death was confirmed in a terse statement by the younger brother to former […]

NEWS

Military always feeding Mr. President with the wrong information – Hon. Kamale

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Adamu Kamale, has said the Military was giving President Muhammadu Buhari wrong information about Boko Haram. Kamale represents Michika/Madagali Federal Constituency of Adamawa State, where the insurgents had attacked and abducted residents. In an interview with Punch, the lawmaker said the insurgents were still very much

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$1.1bn Malabu Oil Deal: Proof your innocence by honouring House of Reps invitation- CACOL tells Jonathan

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to respond to the House of Representatives’ formal invitation over his alleged role in the controversial $1.1bn Malabu oil deal. The group said Jonathan should prove that he is clean by honouring the invitation. Debo Adeniran, leader of CACOL said, […]

Politics

We are hungry and angry, defunct CPC members tell Buhari …Want a member appointed SGF

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

Southern members of the defunct Congres for Progressives Change (CPC) have again cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government, saying they were hungry and angry at the way and manner APC government has marginalised them The group, however, demanding that a member of the group should be appointed as replacement for the suspended […]