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Northern Governors Have Betrayed Buhari-NYLF

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2017

Northern Youth Leaders Forum NYLF has accused northern governors of abandoning President Muhammadu Buhari in his moment of trial. They also accused the governors of pursuing their political ambitions against the interest of the president According to them, instead of informing their citizens

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Emir urges northern governors to reintroduce teachers’ colleges

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2017

The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir, has urged the 19 Northern Governors to reintroduce teacher training colleges, to bridge current manpower gap in the region. The emir made the appeal on Monday in Katsina at the launch of a calendar produced by Gamji Club in honour of his father, late Emir of Katsina, Dr […]

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Chibok Girls release: Former NBA chairman praises Buhari

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2017

The former Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association, Minna chapter, Mr Taidi Jonathan, on Monday said the release of the 82 Chibok school girls demonstrated the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to the welfare of all Nigerians. Taidi said in Minna that the gesture was also a clear demonstration of the Buhari administration to secure the release […]

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Buhari is clean but habouring corrupt people – David-West

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2017

Elder statesman and former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Prof. Tam David-West has claimed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is habouring corrupt people. He, therefore, called on the President to urgently kick them out of his government. David-West, who spoke with newsmen shortly after being conferred with honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc) by the

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Over one million children flee South Sudan war -UN

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2017

War has now forced more than one million children to flee South Sudan and uprooted 1.4 million others within the country, the United Nations said on Monday. Children make up 62 percent of the 1.8 million people who have fled South Sudan for refugee camps in neighbouring Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda since the civil war […]

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Millions of Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram risk statelessness, UN warns

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2017

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, Regional Representative for West Africa, Liz Ahua, says massive displacement in Nigeria’s North-East zone poses great dangers of statelessness for victims. Mrs. Ahua said this on Sunday in Banjul at the opening ceremony of a three-day ministerial meeting on the Adoption of the Regional Plan of Action […]