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Meningitis: Yari visits over 500 patients in hospitals

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2017

The governor was accompanied on the visits by members of the state’s Meningitis Control Committee headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Abdullahi Shinkafi, and other top government officials. The governor interacted with individual patients, sympathized with their conditions

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Egyptian Christians weep with rage, dig graves after bombing

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2017

Egyptian Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings, furious at a state they believe will no longer protect them from neighbors bent on their murder. Forty-four people were killed in the attacks on Palm Sunday, a joyous festival a week before Easter when […]

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BREAKING: Seven Fulani herdsmen sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping Olu Falae

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2017

An Ondo State High Court, on Monday sentenced seven Fulani herdsmen who were involved in the kidnap of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Olu Falae, to life imprisonment. The herdsmen were arraigned by the state government in 2015 of kidnapping the former SGF from his Ilado Village, Akure North Local […]

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Governor Wike escaped five assassination attempt in 11 months – Rivers State govt

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2017

The Commissioner for Information and Communication in Rivers State,Dr Austin Tam-George has claimed that the state governor, Nyesom Wike survived five assassination attempts in eleven months. Tam-George described as callous and insensitive, recent denials by the Police that the governor’s life was at risk. In a statement, on Monday, the Commissioner alleged that the

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BREAKING: Soldier kills suicide bomber in UNIMAID

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2017

One of the soldiers stationed at the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, has killed a suicide bomber who attempted to infiltrate the institution through its Works Department. The suicide bomber attempted to infiltrate the institution through the back gate but was gunned down by the soldier. UNIMAID Public Relations Officer, Tanko Ahmed, in a terse statement […]

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NUJ organises training for Hajj information managers

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2017

The Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Monday said it had concluded plans to hold a retreat developing a robust information system and proper media management of the Hajj. A statement signed by the Chairman of the council, Adamu Yusuf said that the retreat, coming up in May, is being organised in partnership […]