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Blind Sheikh Convicted In 1993 World Trade Bombing Dies In U.S. Prison

Daily Dispatch February 18, 2017

Omar Abdel-Rahman, the extremist Muslim cleric known as “the blind sheikh” convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and planning more attacks as part of a “war of urban terrorism” in the United States, died on Saturday in a North Carolina prison,

NEWS

We’ll conduct national convention soon – Sheriff

Daily Dispatch February 18, 2017

Reinstated National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, said he would organize a national convention of the party within the shortest time. He said the convention was imperative as it would enable interested party members to aspire for positions. Sheriff, who addressed a news conference on Saturday in Abuja, said that […]

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PDP crisis: Fayose Can’t Speak For Governors, Says Sheriff

Daily Dispatch February 18, 2017

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has said that it was wrong for Governor Ayodele Fayose to have rejected him as the leader of the party on behalf of other governors. Sheriff spoke with journalists in Abuja on Saturday on the Court of Appeal judgement in Port Harcourt, Rivers […]

NEWS

Osinbajo signs seven bills into laws

Daily Dispatch February 18, 2017

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has assented to seven bills passed by the National Assembly. The bills, which include Oath (Amendment) Act 2017, Defence Space Administration Act and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act), have now become Nigerian laws. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, confirmed

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World Famous Indian Cartoonist Launches Campaign For Jailed Journalists In Turkey

Daily Dispatch February 18, 2017

A world famous political cartoonist and free speech activist Aseem Trivedi has launched a “cartoon campaign” for raising awareness on wide-scale oppression targeting journalists and crical media in Turkey. Indian cartoonist and human rights activist Triverdi has published 10 cartoons in the “Black & White – Online Cartoon Magazine for Human Rights” to attract attention

Politics

Appeal Court Verdict: Further Litigation Will Ruin PDP in 2019

Daily Dispatch February 18, 2017

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Victor Akande, on Saturday said that any further litigation would ruin the chances of the party in 2019 General Elections as many followers would have left. Akande, representing Ojo Constituency I at the Lagos State House of Assembly made the plea in an interview with the […]