NEWS

Gunmen abduct Kaduna lawmaker

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2017

Isa Salihu, a member of the Kaduna state house of assembly, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. Salihu represents Magajin Garin constituency in the assembly. A source told TheCable that the incident happened on Friday. Usman Aliyu, spokesman of the Kaduna state police command, said he could

BUSINESS

Nigeria to export its first consignment of certified yams to UK, U.S.

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2017

Nigeria may officially export its first consignment of certified yams to the UK and U.S. by the end of June, Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has disclosed. The minister made this disclosure in a statement signed by Mr Olukayode Oyeleye, Special Media and Communication in the ministry in Abuja on […]

NEWS

Police arrest 5 suspected armed robbers, car snatchers in Kano

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2017

The Kano State Police Command said on Friday that it had arrested five suspected armed robbers and car snatchers in the state. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Magaji Majiya disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano. He said the suspects were apprehended within the last one week, following a special operation during […]

NEWS

Police dispel reports of kidnap of 20, people along Abuja-Kaduna highway

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2017

The Kaduna State Police command, on Friday denied reports in some section of the media that  20 people were kidnapped on Wednesday along Abuja-Kaduna express way. The Commissioner of Police ,Mr Agyole Abeh said this at  a news conference in Kaduna. “The Command wishes to state that, there was no report of such incident and […]

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Police arrest two with explosives in Nasarawa

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2017

The Nasarawa State Police Command on Friday announced the arrest of two men with suspected Improvised Explosive Device. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Kennedy Idirisu, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lafia that the men were arrested in Loko Local Government Area of the state. He explained that an Ak-47 rifle and 21 rounds […]

TOP STORIES

Another 19-year-old lady escapes from Sambisa Forest

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2017

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps in Adamawa State says it has rescued Mumina Hamidu, a 19-year-old lady who escaped from Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa Forest. Briefing newsmen on the development Friday in Yola, the state Commandant of NSCDC, Aliyu Ndanusa, said Mumina was rescued with her eight-month-old baby on Thursday. Ndanusa said […]