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Kudirat Abiola: Major Al-Mustapha, Lagos Govt. Returns To Court

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2017

Barely four years after Appeal Court  discharge and acquitted former Chief Security Officer to late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd),  Lagos State Government has secured an order of the Supreme Court permitting it to re-open the murder case of late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola

Politics

Breakin: APC Chieftains Meeting In Ibadan

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2017

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains in the South West geo-political zone are currently meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. Among those who attended the meeting include former interim National Chairman of the party and former governor of Osun state, Chief Bisi Akande; Minister for Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Muhammed and his Finance counterpart, […]

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Troops Recover Notebooks Filled With Boko Haram Members

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2017

The Nigerian army has announced that it made a huge discovery in Sambisa forest, the stronghold of the Boko Haram insurgents. According to the Nigerian Bulletin, the army was on a mop-up operation of Sambisa forest, when they recovered notebooks filled with names of Boko Haram members. Speaking to the press in Maiduguri, Major General […]

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Boko Haram scandal: UN strikes back at Governor Shettima

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2017

Following his attack on UN organizations, the UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator to Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has refuted Borno Gov. Kashim Shettima’s allegations of under-performance and misuse of funds. Kallon said this during a courtesy visit to the Executive Director of Victims Support Fund (VSF), Sunday Ochoche, on Wednesday in Abuja, that UN agencies had scaled […]

Politics

Atiku To Nwodo: Your Election Is Auspicious

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2017

Suleiman N. Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar congratulates Dr. Nnia Nwodo on his election as President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organissation of the Igbo nation. According to Atiku, Nnia Nwodo’s election is auspicious, coming at a time when the Igbo nation, nay, the entire Nigerian

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Jammeh’ll Not Step On Jan. 18- Gambian Minister

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2017

Gambia’s outgoing President Yayah Jammeh will not step down when his mandate which ends on Jan. 18, in spite of his electoral defeat, the Information Ministry said on Thursday. The autocrat, who ruled the small West African nation for 22 years, will remain in office until the Supreme Court decides on a petition filed by […]