INTERNATIONAL NEWS

UN: Child soldiers in Congo drink victims’ blood

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

Child soldiers in Congo were drinking the blood of their victims in a magic ritual meant to make them invincible, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights warned on Friday. The Kamuina Nsapu militia, which regularly stages attacks in the central Kasai region, largely used boys and girls as

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God heals, Archbishop Welby says after visiting Buhari

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, Friday, paid a personal visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at Abuja House, London. The Archbishop and President Buhari are friends, who share deep respect for each other. Archbishop Welby said he was delighted to see the rapid recovery President Buhari has made from his health challenges, noting that it was […]

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New Minimum wage: NASS ready, waiting for executive – Saraki

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said the National Assembly was ready to consider and pass a new Minimum Wage Bill whenever it was presented by the executive. Saraki, who made this known when he featured in News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, said that the senate was aware of the […]

Politics

My son has no interest in politics-Saraki

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

Bukola Saraki, senate president, has ruled out the possibility of his son participating in the governorship race in Kwara in 2019. Saraki said his son has no interest in pursuing a career in politics. Speaking at the NAN forum in Abuja, Saraki also said he was reluctant about becoming a politician. He said it was untrue that […]

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Orji Kalu has one leg in PDP, APC chieftain raises alarm 

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

Orji Kalu has one leg in PDP, APC chieftain raises alarm A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the governorship candidate of  the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria  (ACN) in 2011, Prince Paul Ikonne, has revealed how the former governor of Abia state Orji Uzor Kalu, has been romancing the People Democratic Party (PDP) […]

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Obasanjo’s Third Term Agenda: I have no regrets stopping it – Nnaman‎i

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

Former Senate president, Ken Nnamani, has stated that he has no regrets truncating the third term bid of former president Olusegun Obasanjo. Nnamani made the statement while speaking at a National Seminar on the theme “Unity in diversity: Security and national development” held at the Department of State Services’ (DSS) Institute of Security Studies in Abuja. Nnamani […]