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Nigerians Storm High Commission In UK, Demands To See Buhari

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2017

Some Nigerians in the United Kingdom, on Monday stormed the Nigerian High Commission, demanding to see President Muhammadu Buhari. The protesters who are currently in front of the country’s High Commission in UK are demanding that the President addresses them in person. Recall that the

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It’s Impossible For Buhari To Islamise Nigeria- Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday declared that islamisation of Nigeria was not possible. The Minister, who made the declaration during a Town Hall meeting in Kwara state, stressed that those claiming the current Federal Government was plotting to Islamise the country were working towards diverting attention from the ongoing anti-corruption

HEALTH

UNFPA Praises Nigeria’s Ban On Genital Mutilation

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2017

  The UN Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) has recognized Nigeria and the Gambia as countries among others that have banned female genital mutilation. The UNFPA, in a report on the of 2017 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, commemorated on Feb. 6, stressed the urgent need to abandon the practice. Female […]

NEWS

Bad Weather: NiMet Warns Airline Operators

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2017

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has alerted airlines on expected reduction in visibility due to harmattan haze. NiMet’s Weather Alert by its Central Forecast Office on Monday in Abuja said the warning was for the safety of air travellers. It said that reduction in visibility could disrupt flight operations through cancellations and delays in the […]

NEWS

8 Killed, 38 Injured In Auto Crash In Katsina- FRSC

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2017

The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of eight persons in a ghastly accident on Katsina-Kano Road in Charanchi Local Government, Katsina State. Alhaji Abdu Bagadawa, the FRSC Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Katsina that the accident occurred on Sunday evening at Eka village. He said that […]

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We Hear Your Cries- Osinbajo Tells Nigeria

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2017

Following a nationwide protest over the economic situation of the country, Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the present administration under the leadership Muhammadu Buhari on has heard the cries of Nigerians. Osinbajo stated this on Monday at a Consultative Forum on the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan held at the old Banquet Hall […]