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NAHCON Crashes Cost of Hajj Accommodation

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2017

National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has negotiated the cost of accommodation to be used by the Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah for this year downward to reduce cost of Hajj this year. This followed the rigorous negotiations between the commission and the landlords and reputable agents in

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Shock as Minister says Boko Haram’s Abubakar Shekau will soon be captured

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2017

The Minister of Defence, retired Brigadier General Mansur Dan-Ali, on Tuesday confirmed that the Nigerian armed forces had successfully suppressed Boko Haram insurgency. Dan-Ali, who had a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, shocked many when he said the army would soon apprehend the sect’s leader, Abubakar Shekau. The Army had declared Shekau

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Ile-Ife Killings: Don’t provoke reprisal attacks – Northern Group warns Afenifere

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2017

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has warned Afenifere against actions that can lead to reprisal attack by not perverting the course of justice regarding those accused of complexity in the Ile – Ife clash. The Northern group gave the warning while reacting to comments that have trailed the recent Ile-Ife killings. Following the clash […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Turkey is heading for dictatorship, but voters can still turn the tide

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2017

Can you imagine a pre-dawn raid on the homes of every senior figure in the Guardian? The editor-in-chief being arrested, the CEO, four columnists, three solicitors, a reporter and a cartoonist? That is precisely what happened to my newspaper last October. I was the editor-in-chief of Turkey’s oldest newspaper, Cumhuriyet, until August – a post […]

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Court strikes out ex-NNPC boss, Yakubu’s N1b suit against EFCC, AGF

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2017

A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a N1billlion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu. Yakubu had sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) over his detention by the former in […]

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I was forced to kill 13 people – 17-year-old Boko Haram suspect

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2017

A 17-year-old Boko Haram suspect (name withheld) said he was forced to kill 13 people in Chikingudu forest in Kalabalge Local Government Area of Borno State when he was held captive for three years by the insurgents. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the suspect was arrested by operatives of the Borno State Command […]