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Army arrests 24 suspected Boko Haram members in Auchi

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2017

His Royal Highness, Alhaji Aliru H. Momoh, the Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, in Edo, on Monday announced the arrest of 24 suspected Boko Haram members in the community by the Nigerian Army. The monarch, while speaking in his palace at Auchi, headquarters of the Estako-West local government area of

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Presidency: Osinbajo gets Buhari’s nod to sign budget

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has backed Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to sign the 2017 budget. The  Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in a statement Monday afternoon. The acting president is scheduled to sign the budget 4pm today. Shehu stated: “Following the receipt of a full brief on […]

Politics

Osun Senatorial re-run: Group exonorate Saraki, Oyegun over Aregbesola’s candidate’s lost

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2017

Ahead the re-run Senatorial election in Osun state, a political group on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) known as Change for Real (CFR), has commended the decision of the leadership of the party to uphold the outcome of the Screening panel which disqualified a serving Commissioner in the state Mr. Mudashiru […]

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Breaking: Dino Melaye attacked by gunmen again, 5 killed

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2017

Five persons alleged to have been killed by gunmen who who attacked Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District on Monday. The incident occured during a rally holding at the front of the Kogi State Polytechnic when gunmen invaded the venue. Melaye, who made this known on his Twitter handle, claimed that two of his vehicles […]

NEWS

EFCC INVASION OF THE SUN PREMISES: OUR POSITION, BY THE SUN MANAGEMENT

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2017

Operatives of the Exonomic and Financial Crimes Commission in the wee hours of Monday invaded the headquarters of The Sun newspapers, disrupting its operations. The operatives, who arrived very early, disrupted the corculation of the day’s edition of the newspaper. According to the management of the newspaper, the EFCC operatives intimidated staff of the company […]

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Stop calling for Nigeria’s breakup – Obasanjo warns Northern youths, IPOB, MASSOB

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2017

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has warned those calling for the disintegration of Nigeria to desist from such acts. Speaking in Makurdi, the Benue state capital over the weekend, the former President noted that those singing war songs were doing great disservice to the country. Obasanjo insisted that despite imperfections in the system, Nigeria remained a […]