Politics

Benue LG poll: SDP demand refund of monies paid for Councillorship

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2017

Benue LG poll: SDP demand refund of monies paid for Councillorship The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has asked Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) to as a matter of urgency refund all the monies paid to it by the party candidates conteating for Councillorship positions. The

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Northern Youths Should Be Arrested and Treated The Same Way Nnamdi Kanu Was Treated- Ohanaeze

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2017

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex socio-political organisation of the Igbo, says northern youths asking the Igbo to leave the north should be treated like Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In an interview with PUNCH on Sunday, Chuks Ibegbu, its deputy national publicity secretary, said that is “the only way the government can convince […]

Sport

BREAKING: England beat Venezuela 1-0 to win U20 World Cup

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2017

Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored in the first half as England beat Venezuela 1-0 to win Under-20 World Cup for the first time on Sunday. The Everton striker added his name to those of Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters in 1966 as a player to score for England in a World Cup final. The Young Lions had […]

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Boko Haram claims Maiduguri attack in new video + video

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2017

Boko Haram, in a new video, has claimed responsibility for the attack on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Wednesday night that killed at least 15 people. It was the first major assault on the city in 18 months. The voice in the video said: “We have killed those we can and have left with […]

Politics

Regional agitations: Reconsider restructuring now, APC chieftain tells FG

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2017

A chieftain of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has asked the Federal Government to reconsider and give attention to the need to urgently restructure the nation so as to put an end to various agitations currently going on in the country. Recall that the Minister of Information and cuture Lai Mohammed […]

NEWS

Danfulani to El-Rufai: Prove your impartiality by arresting, prosecuting Ango Abdullahi, others

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2017

Dr John Danfulani, Chairman, Centrum Initiative For Development And Fundamental Rights Advocacy, CEDRA, has enjoined governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai to prove his impartiality by arresting and prosecuting the Northern Youth groups and Professor Ango Abdullahi by giving ultimatum directing Igbos in Northern Nigeria to relocate to their states of origin. In a letter he