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Southern Kaduna Crisis: Sheathe Your Sword, Abdulsalami Committee Tells Aggrieve Parties

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2017

The National Peace Committee chaired by former Head of State, General Abdusalami Abubakar, has appealed to all aggrieved parties affected in the violent attacks in Southern Kaduna, North West Nigeria, to sheathe their swords and tolerate each other for the interest of peace in the state.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Gambia Yalks Fail As President Refuses To Step Down

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2017

The Gambia’s President-elect, Adama Barrow, has left the country after talks failed to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to step down, bbc report. President Muhammadu Buhari flew to Banjul yesterday to try to broker a deal but Mr Jammeh would not relinquish power. Ecowas, a 15-nation bloc of West African states that organised the delegation, has […]

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Army 10 terrorists In A Reprisal Attack

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2017

The military says it has successfully repelled attack by the Boko Haram terrorists at Kangarwa in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno. Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the Director of Army Public Relations, said in a statement in Maiduguri that the operation was carried out on Friday. According to him, the operation was carried out with the […]

BUSINESS

Discovery Of Oil In The North: NNPC To Partner Schlumerger

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2017

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is to collaborate with multinational oil service company, Schlumberger, in the deployment of state-of-the-art technology in the on-going search for commercial hydrocarbon deposits in the Chad basin and other parts of the inland sedimentary basins. Chief Operating Officer (COO) Ventures Dr. Babatunde Adeniran revealed this

NEWS

Ogun Longest Reign Monarch Dies At 98

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2017

Oba Bamgbose until his death, remain one of the consistent traditional rulers attending state government functions,even at his old age. Ogun State Deputy Governor, Yewande Onanuga on Friday led government delegation on a condolence  visit to the palace in Ibese town ‎Onanuga described the death of the monarch as a glorious exit as he lived an […]

NEWS

LASG To LASTMA: Stop Impounding, Towing Of Broken Vehicles

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2017

Lagos State government has directed officials of the State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to immediately stop impounding and towing broken down vehicles. The Acting Commissioner for Transportation, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, who issued the directive on Friday, said LASTMA officials should rather lend a helping hand to owners of broken down vehicles. Elegushi, who