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Breaking News: A Nigerian Arrested In Germany For Plotting Terrorist Attack

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2017

A Nigerian man and an Algerian national have been detained in Germany over alleged plans to carry out a terrorist attack in the European country. German news agency DPA reports that the suspects were arrested in the city of Goettingen while perfecting plans to attack parts of the European

NEWS

Gunmen Abducts Estate Secretary

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2017

Gunmen Thursday morning abducted Secretary of Isheri North Estate, GRA, Lagos State, Dayo Adekoya. Recall that nine landlords of an estate close to the area were late last year abducted alongside their trainer. Also recently in the area, eight staff and students of the Nigeria Turkish International School were kidnapped and released. On the latest […]

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Nigerian Beans Causes Liver Cancer-UN Expert

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2017

Dr. Heiner Lehr, the National Expert on Value Chain, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, on Wednesday linked a percentage of liver cancer cases in Africa to aflatoxins. Eagleonline report that Lehr made the assertion while delivering a keynote address at the 1st Nigeria Food Safety and Investment Forum in Lagos. The expert, who spoke on: […]

NEWS

MACBAN Dissociates Its Members From Any Involvement In Ethnic or Religious Crisis

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2017

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has dissociated its members from allegations of involvement in religious or ethnic killings. Baba Othman Ngelzarma, MACBAN National Secretary, in a statement yesterday said individuals and groups behind the claims are the ones that security agencies should investigate. Commiserating with the people of Southern

Politics

Buhari Rumoured Death: PDP Not Party To It-Walid Jibrin

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2017

The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Walid Jibrin, has distanced the party from the rumoured death of President Muhammadu Buhari. Jibrin described those spreading the rumour as desperate power seekers and urged them to desist from the act and keep praying for the President’s quick recovery. He added […]

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2017 Budget: Citizens Wealth Platform Discovered N146bn Project Duplication

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2017

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has said that the N7.298tn 2017 budget estimate which is 20.4 percent higher than 2016 estimates of N6.07tn should be reduced by as much as N146bn. The lead director of the centre Barrister Eze Onyekpere who presented a report on the budget under the aegis of Citizens Wealth Platform […]