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Boko Haram: Make efforts to correct past mistakes-NPA Boss urges northeast stakeholders

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2017

The Managing Director, Nigerian Port Authority NPA, Hadiza Bala-Usman has called on all stakeholders in the Northeast to constantly make efforts to correct past errors that created Boko Haram insurgency that hindered development in the region. The  Bala-Usman made the appeal at a courtesy call

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Soldiers set Ondo community ablaze as residents find refuge in the forests

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2017

Members of the Nigeria army code-named Operation Delta Safe have allegedly burnt down Ajakpa community, an Ijaw area in Arogbo clan in Ese-Odo local government area of Ondo state. Facts emerging from the community reveal that the military has heavily overran the community blocking entry and exit points, a development which has forced the people […]

Politics

Forgery: Yoruba youths accuse Saraki, APC of protecting Sen. Uba from prosecution

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2017

The National Committee of Yoruba Youth, (NCYY) and the Coalition of Civil Society groups have demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of Senator Andy Uba, by the Nigerian Police, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC), Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) , over alleged […]

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How N677.6m was diverted from NAF account in 13 months –EFCC

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday demonstrated before the Federal High Court in Lagos how a total of N677,6777,085 was allegedly diverted from the coffers of the Nigerian Air Force between March 2014 and April 2015. According to PUNCH,  the agency the fund was moved in several tranches into the Ecobank account of […]

HEALTH

[BREAKING] Fresh outbreak of meningitis kills 8 in Katsina

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2017

Cerebro Spinal Meningitis has killed not less than eight people at Tsabu village in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State, an official has said. The Director of Primary Health Care in the LGA, Nasiru Mani, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Mai’adua today (Thursday). Mani said the meningitis outbreak was discovered in […]

Sport

How NIPOGA Can Tackle Youth Unemployment

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2017

With the steady increase in the rate of youth unemployment in the country, especially as graduates are churned out yearly from the higher institutions of learning and no hope of jobs, youths participating in this year’s NIPOGA has been urged to display their talents and be scouted for sponsorship. The Nasarawa state Governor, Tanko Almakura, […]