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Over 260,000 Nigerian refugees returned in last two years…..over 250, 000 displaced Nigerians still in neighbouring countries – UNHCR

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2017

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has disclosed that it has registered a total of 262,809 refugee returnees as well as 56,602 households between August 2015 to April 2017. He said the high number of returnees notwithstanding, there were still over 250,000 displaced

BUSINESS

Tweeting from the field: how farmers are using social media

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2017

Piglets are nibbling on his shoelaces, but Marcus Holtkoetter only has eyes for his tablet: he’s engaged in a fierce Twitter debate about the herbicide glyphosate. More than 1,400 people follow him on the social media service, and he recently sent his 10,000th tweet. Farmers from all over the world have joined Twitter and other […]

Politics

Boko Haram’s abduction of Chibok girls was real – PDP

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2017

Secretary of the National Caretaker Committee (NCC) of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ben Ndi-Obi, has debunked insinuations in some quarters alleging that the story of the schoolgirls abducted in Chibok three years ago by Boko Haram terrorists was a hoax. He stated that the abduction and release narratives of government were true […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Trump fires FBI chief, citing handling of Clinton email investigation

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2017

President Trump has fired FBI Director James B. Comey, saying that the dramatic move was necessary to allow a “new beginning” at the FBI. Comey has been supervising an investigation of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election and the possibility of cooperation between people linked to Trump’s campaign and Moscow. The FBI director also has […]

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BREAKING: Court sends ex-Abuja Minister Bala Mohammed to prison

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2017

A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, on Wednesday remanded a former FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed, in Kuje Prison over allegations of fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had arraigned Mohammed on a six-count charge for allegedly using his office as then Minister to collect gratification to the tune of N550 million. Mohammed, […]

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Happening Now: Acting President, Osinbajo presides over FEC, orders sitting time reverted to 10am

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2017

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, who is currently presiding over the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, has ordered the time of sitting reverted from 11am to 10am. The meeting had always taken place at 11am when Buhari presided. Recall that Buhari had last Sunday travelled to the United Kingdom, UK, for a follow-up medical […]