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On Boko Haram front line, Nigerian vigilantes amass victories and power

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2017

His broken arm is in a bamboo splint, his torso pock-marked with shrapnel and his jaw wired together by a Nigerian army surgeon. But 38-year-old vigilante Dala Aisami Angwalla is undaunted by two nearly fatal brushes in the last year with Boko Haram, one involving a landmine, the other an

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Why meningitis spreads easily in northern Nigeria- MSF Advisor

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2017

At least 813 persons have died in northern Nigeria since the outbreak of meningitis in November last year. The eruption of the killer disease and its speedy lethal effect had generated massive concern from across and outside Nigeria. But due to the general lack of adequate knowledge on the disease, many Nigerians, including public officials ascribed […]

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Government at all levels condemned for using tax payers money to buy vehicles for politicians

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2017

Hon. Justice Agwadza William Atedze of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Wednesday criticised federal and state governments’ use of public funds to buy vehicles for politicians. “This should not be happening; public funds should be used for projects and to meet other desires of the masses”, he said at launch of Socio-Economic Rights […]

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Democracy Day: MMM-Nigeria organises ‘Green Party’

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2017

MMM-Nigeria, a group for mutual financial aid and donations on Monday organised a green party show in the Federal Capital Territory to celebrate Nigeria’s Democracy Day. The party, which held at the Millennium Park, was opened to members of the group and non-members alike. Mr Seyi Bello, the President of Abuja Guiders Forum of the […]

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How Timi Frank’s timely warning as an antidote halted Emir Sanusi’s probe

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2017

It is a fact that the Kano state House of Assembly has suspended the probe of Muhammad Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano – It is also a fact that before the issue escalated, some notable politicians called for caution on both sides – One of such politicians, whose voice was the loudest, is the […]

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Alone in Maiduguri: the orphans of Boko Haram

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2017

Children orphaned by Boko Haram Islamists play on a merry-go-round in an abandoned amusement park in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on April 27, 2017. In Maiduguri, where the population has doubled to over two million as a result of Boko Haram insurgency, thousands of children are homeless. / AFP PHOTO / Florian PLAUCHEUR After a night on […]