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Igbos will not repeat 2015 mistakes – Chief Francis Eneh……says Goodluck Jonathan deceived us by saying he was our brother

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Abia State, Chief Francis Eneh has said the mistake the Igbo made in the 2015 general election by not casting all their votes for President Muhammadu Buhari, would not be repeated in 2019. He recalled that in the 2015 election, APC did not do

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Zamfara Government assembles 500 Holy Qur’an reciters to pray for Buhari

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

The Zamfara Government said on Tuesday it had assembled 500 reciters of the Holy Qur’an to offer special prayers for the well-being of President Muhammadu Buhari and the country. Alhaji Lawal Liman, the state’s Commissioner for Rural and Community Development, said in Gusau that the Islamic scholars were drawn from the 14 local government areas […]

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174, 000 N-power volunteers receiving stipends without delay-Presidency

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

At least 174,000 N-power volunteers in the Federal Government’s Social Intervention Programmes (SIPs) are being paid N30,000 monthly stipends without delay, a Presidency official has said. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation, Mr. Afolabi Imokhuede, made this known in a chat with State House correspondents in his office in Abuja. “As we […]

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Nigeria hopes for oil upturn after economy shrinks again

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

Nigeria’s economy stayed in recession in the first quarter and shrank more sharply than thought at the end of last year, data showed on Tuesday, as signs of growth in the oil sector fuelled hopes of an upturn in coming months. The economy shrank by 1.5 percent in 2016 for its first annual drop in […]

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Beckham ‘heartbreak’ as Manchester clubs pay tribute to attack victims

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

Football star David Beckham spoke of his “heartbreak” as former club Manchester United and local rivals Manchester City came together Tuesday to pay tribute after 22 people including children were killed in a suspected suicide bombing in the northern English city. Britain’s deadliest terror attack in 12 years took place when a bomb went off […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Israeli-Palestinan deal would be start of Middle East peace – Trump

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

A deal between the Israelis and Palestinians would be the start of peace throughout the Middle East, said US President Donald Trump in a visit on Tuesday to the West Bank city of Bethlehem. “If Israel and the Palestinians can make peace, it will begin a process of peace all throughout the Middle East, and […]