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Buhari may return today – Ex-Minister, Dasuki Nakande

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2017

A former Minister of State for Information, Ibrahim Dasuki Nakande, has disclosed that information reaching him suggests that President Muhammad Buhari may return to Nigeria today, Monday 6 March 2017. Nakande said this during a special prayer session for the quick recovery of the president

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Chibok girls: Buhari’s Government Warns Jonathan Over Comments

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2017

The Federal Government has urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to stop engaging in finger-pointing over the issue of the Chibok girls, calling such action an unnecessary distraction from ongoing efforts to secure the release of the girls who remain in captivity, long after they were abducted. The advice was contained in a statement issued in […]

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Alleged Poisoning of Buhari: Fayose May have questions to answer – MURIC

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2017

The Muslim Rights Concern has said those who did death-wish advertorials on Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015 presidential election may have questions to answer now that there are allegations that the President was poisoned. But the group, in a statement by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, was quick to point out that such a probe […]

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Onukaba, ex Daily Times MD, is dead

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2017

A former Managing Director of the Daily Times Nigeria Plc, Dr Adinoyi Ojo Onukaba is dead. Onukaba died at about 6pm on Sunday at a village near Akure , Ondo State capital . The spot is said to be about ten minutes to Akure. He was on his way back to Abuja from Abeokuta , […]

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Buhari Felicitate With Obasanjo, Say His Birthday Calls Foe Reflection Of His Invaluable Contributions To Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 80th birthday, saying the birthday is a time to reflect on Obasanjo’s invaluable roles and contributions to the development of the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, made this known in a statement last night. […]

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Unreliable and Costly Access to Energy hampers Industrialisation….Chairman Kaduna Electric

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2017

The failure of the industrialization programmes of the 1970s and the early 80s especially in Northern Nigeria has been attributed to, among other factors, unreliable and costly access to energy. The Chairman, Board of Directors of Kaduna Electric, Alhaji Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar made the assertion in a paper titled “Electricity as an Essential Component for […]