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“I can’t find the words to describe what I saw in Rann”- MSF Coordinator In Nigeria

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2017

By Alfred Davies, MSF Field Coordinator in Nigeria Alfred Davies is an MSF Field Coordinator in Nigeria. He was in Rann when the aerial attack occurred, and in the hours that followed. Here is what he witnessed: “The first bomb fell at 12.30pm and landed just a few metres away from the Red

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Nigeria, Iraq, South Sudan Syria and DRC Responsible For 38.2m IDPs in 52 Countries- MSF Nigeria

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2017

While IDPs often flee their homes for similar reasons to refugees (armed conflict, human rights violations, natural disasters) technically, they are not refugees. IDPs have not crossed an international border to find refuge and therefore remain legally under the protection of their own government, even though that government is often the cause of their flight. […]

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Over 170 feared dead in Nigerian Air Force misfired bombs – MSF

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2017

Médecins Sans Frontières has said there are fears that over 170 persons must have died in the attack on the Internally Displaced Persons camp in Rann, Borno State by a jet of the Nigerian Air Force. However, the MSF said it has only been able to confirm 90 dead. In a statement on its website, […]

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Niger Delta Crisis: British High Commissioner Advocates Political Solution, Commends FG

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2017

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, has commended the Federal Government for its readiness to dialogue with the people of the Niger Delta, in seeking political, rather than military solutions to the problems in the region. This was his position as he spoke on Channels Television’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily, while analysing the […]

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Hajj 2017: Saudi To Introduce Accommodation System

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2017

The Saudi Arabian Authority says it will introduce new standards for pilgrims’ accommodation in the forthcoming 2017 Hajj exercise. Malam Mousa Ubandawaki, Chief Information Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Ubandawaki quotes the Saudi Minister of Hajj, Dr Muhammad Saleh Benten as […]

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Clampdown on journalists: Total breakdown of democratic tolerance – Adegboruwa

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2017

Eminent lawyer and human rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has expressed fears over the recent clampdown on the media by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, saying the situation is a ‘tip of the iceberg.’ DAILY POST recalls that the police, on Thursday raided Premium Times head office in Abuja, and arrested the newspaper’s publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi, […]