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600 Million Children Could Face Extreme Shortages of Water By 2040-UN

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2017

Warning that as many as 600 million children – one in four worldwide – will be living in areas with extremely scare water by 2040, the United Nations children’s agency has called on governments to take immediate measures to curb the impact on the lives of children. In its report,

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Federal Road Rehabilitation: FG To Reimburse State Governments-Fashola

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2017

Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing on Thursday pledged the commitment of the Federal Government to refund expenditure on the execution of federal roads to state governments. Fashola, who stated this in Ado-Ekiti during a courtesy visit to Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, said the planned refund followed request by […]

Politics

Crisis or Not, PDP Will Win In 2019 – Ekweremadu

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2017

Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu has boasted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will overcome its current crisis and proceed to win the 2019 general elections. Ekweremadu however hailed the efforts of the Governor Seriake Dickson-led reconciliation committee which visited the party’s national assembly caucus on Wednesday. “Whatever happens, I believe,

Politics

We Will Support Sheriff Only If… NASS PDP Caucus

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2017

National Assembly members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have said the only way they can queue up behind the Ali Modu Sheriff-led national leadership is for it to accept a peace template endorsed by all organs of the party. The members in the Senate and House of Representatives gave this position on Wednesday when […]

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Boko Haram attack : Military Refused To Act on Intelligence – Magumeri Residents

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2017

Residents of Magumeri town of Borno State have accused the Nigerian military of failing to act on intelligence provided to them by locals over the last week attack by Boko Haram on their community. They said troops on ground had ignored all verifiable intelligence provided to them that Boko Haram fighters were assembling around their […]

Politics

No Reasonably Party Need Your Type, You Are A Traitor – APC Replies Fayose

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2017

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Youths Renaissance has reacted to the statement credited to Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose saying he will not join the party if he dumps the PDP. In a statement by its National Secretary, Collins Edwin, the group said, the governor who is a serial betrayer cannot accuse the party of […]