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Rann Error Airstrike: 78 Victims Operated Upon, Two Boys Died Due To Serious Injury-OCHA

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2017

No fewer than seventy-eight (78) injured people during the military error airstrike in Rnn Maiduguri have been operated upon by the medical team from International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), while two boys in serious condition died from their injuries. The United Nations Office for the

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North East States Lost $9.2b To Boko Haram-Shettima

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2017

Governor Kassim Shettima of Borno State has said that the Northeast lost $9.2 billion worth of properties in the wake of wanton destruction of properties by insurgents, Boko Haram. Shettima disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, when he led a delegation of Northeast leaders to express appreciation to the leadership and members of the 8th […]

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Rann Accidential Attack: For Prompt Responce, UN Commended Buhari

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended by the United Nations for his prompt handling of the accidental bombing of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Rann, Borno state. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel Toby Lanzer praised President Buhari for showing leadership in handling the situation. “I […]

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Osinbajo Not Under Pressure To Resign-Ojodu

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2017

The Presidency has dismissed reports that some governors are holding Vice President Yemi Osinbajo hostage and seeking his resignation. The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Affairs, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, in a statement titled “State of the Nation”, on Wednesday described the reports as a fabrication. Osinbajo is currently acting as

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Stop Playing God, Northern Youths Warns Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2017

A youth group, the Northern Progressives Youth Initiative has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop playing God over his recent pronouncement that the South-East region will produce the country’s president in 2019. The group in a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Mallam Gazali Abdullahi said that the statement credited to the former president was […]

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We Have Arrested High Profile Suspects Over Nigeria-Turkish School Kidnap-Police

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2017

Omooba Risawe Ogun State Police Command said on Wednesday that it has arrested high profile suspects in connection with abduction of eight students and staff of Nigeria-Turkish International School,which is located in Isheri area of the state. The Commissioner of Police Ahmed Iliyasu made the disclosure  while handing over the rescued victims to the Governor, […]